Growing Poplar and Willow Trees on Farms, National - FAO

managed to avoid heavy side-branching, it generally grows to become a
tidier tree.
‘Matsudana’ performs well over a range of sites, being slower than the
hybrid forms on good sites but faster on poorer sites. In addition, it develops
a rougher bark earlier than many of the hybrids, important to deter livestock
browsing. In northern Hawke’s Bay, ‘Moutere’ <strong>and</strong> ‘Tangoio’ are the best
for coastal situations.
Osier willows
These are medium sized shrubs with slender branches <strong>and</strong> long narrow
leaves.
Kinuyanagi (S. schwerinii)
‘Kinuyanagi’ is also known as the Japanese fodder willow. It grows as a
large shrub or small spreading tree to around 6 metres high. A male clone,
‘Kinuyanagi’ grows very vigorously on moist fertile soils <strong>and</strong> offers
value as supplementary fodder. ‘Kinuyanagi’ is a very useful alternative to
tree willows, <strong>and</strong> it is highly resistant to willow sawfly in the field.
S. viminalis ‘Gigantea’
S. viminalis is the most widespread of the osier willows. ‘Gigantea’ is a
male clone, with an upright habit <strong>and</strong> several even thickness stems. It grows
quickly <strong>and</strong> is useful for fodder.
S. purpurea clones
Booth is a sterile female clone with spreading habit, 7-8 m tall. It is used
more extensively than other S. purpurea clones. ‘Booth’ has bigger
leaves <strong>and</strong> more greyish green shoots than other clones. Its flexible
branches resist breakage.
Irette is a male shrub willow with an upright habit (7-8 m tall) with
value for shelter. Although it has low drought tolerance it does grow well
at altitude <strong>and</strong> its dense fibrous root system makes it useful for stream
bank stabilisation.
Pohangina is a moderately spreading, very vigorous male clone (7-8 m
tall) with slender flexible stems. It is unpalatable to possums <strong>and</strong>
withst<strong>and</strong>s burial well.
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