Streambank Revegetation and Protection: A Guide for Alaska
Plant Species Selection Lists
Shrubs and Trees Suited for Dormant Cuttings
Species Suitable for Dormant Cuttings |
Revegetation Uses for Plants3 |
Range1, 2 | AK Wetland Indicator4 | Description |
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Feltleaf Willow Salix alaxensis |
DC, LS, B, BL, L, H, RC, T, S | Throughout Alaska/Arctic coast to Wrangell in S.E. AK, S.W. to Unalaska | FAC | Tree-like shrub on gravel bars, floodplain terraces of rivers, lakes, and streams. Has dense, white felt-like appearance to underside of leaves. |
Pacific Willow S. lasiandra |
DL, LS, B, BL, L, H, RC, T, S | Interior Alaska, S. Central Alaska Northern S.E. Alaska | FACW | Tree-like shrub found on sand, silt bars, and alluvial deposits in forested areas. Has lance shaped leaves with glassy upper surface |
Barclay Willow S. barclayi |
DC, B, BL, H, RC, T, S | Eastern Aleutians to Hyder in S.E. Alaska Rare in Interior lowlands | FAC | Common thicket forming shrub along small streams and, forest openings. Sometimes has willow gatis or roses at end of twigs. |
Sitka Willow S. sitchensis |
DC, LS, B, BL, L, H, RC, T, S | Pacific coast of S.E. and Southern Alaska to Kodiak Island, North to Anchorage | FAC | Tree-like shrub along streams and beaches or open spots in forest. Underside of leaves have a silky appearance. |
Undergreen Willow S. commutata |
DC, LS, B, BL, L, H, RC, T, S | Central Alaska Range, South to Kodiak, Aleutian Islands, Northern S.E. Alaska | FAC | Low to medium shrub forming thickets along streams and rocky slopes. Densely hairy when young. Often found with Barclay Willow. |
Little-Tree Willow S. arbusculoides |
DC, LS, B, BL, H, RC, T, S | Central Alaska, North Slopes of Brooks Range, Kenai Peninsula | FACW | Tall shrub to small tree found in openings of mixed forest and along streams. Has slender glossy leaves. Best mixed with other willows for revegetation. |
Diamond Leaf Willow S. pulchra |
DC, LS, B, BL, H, RC, T, S | Most of Alaska, Northern S.E. Alaska. Absent from remainder of S.E. and Western Aleutians | FACW | Medium shrub, forms thickets along streams, lakes, and in alpine tundra. Slender twigs root readily. Best mixed with other species for bulk. |
Balsam Poplar - Cottonwood Populus balsamnifera P. trichocarpa |
DC, LS, B, BL, H, RC, T, S | Balsam Poplar-Widespread in Alaska to North of Brooks Range in limited areas. Cottonwood lowlands of coastal forests. | FACU | These trees occur on floodplains and openings in forests Balsam Poplar is a medium sized tree and Cottonwood is the largest broadleaf tree in Alaska. Appearance and habitat of two species overlap. |
Red Osier Dogwood Cornus stolonifera |
DC, LS, B, BL, H, RC, T, S | Lower and Central Yukon to Southeast Alaska | FAC | Red-barked medium tall shrub with opposite leaves, white flowers and berries. Moist soils on floodplains and forest openings. Best mixed with other species for revegetation. |
1 Argus, G.W. 1973. The genus Salix in Alaska and the Yukon.
The National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. 278 pp. 2 Viereck, L.A. and E.L. Little, Jr. 1986. Alaska Trees and Shrubs. University of Alaska Press. 265 pp. 3 Key to suitable revegetation technique for each species: DC - dormant cutting B - bundles L - live siltation RC - rooted cuttings R - root cuttings LS - live stakes BL- brush layer H - hedge layering T - transplants S - seed 4 Discussion of wetland indicators found in the introduction to this section: · A plant that is FACW occurs 66-99 percent of the time in a wetland. · A FAC plant occurs either in a wetland or non-wetland environment. · A FACU plant usually (67-99 percent of the time) occurs in non-wetland environment, but can occur in a wetland environment 33 percent of the time or less. |