Author: Julia C. Klapproth, Faculty Assistant-Natural Resources, Maryland Cooperative Extension; James E. Johnson, Extension Forestry Specialist, College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech
Publication Number 420-155, Posted October 2001
Table 3. Plants suitable for use as unrooted hardwood cuttings.
| Tolerance to | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Region* | Flooding | Drought | Deposition | Shade | Rooting Ability | Habitat Value | Form |
| Box elder (Acer negundo) | C,P,M | H** | H | H | L | L | H | small tree |
| Groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia) | C,P | M | M | H | L | M | large shrub | |
| Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) | P,M | L | M | L | M | H | H | small shrub |
| Red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) | P,M | L | M | H | M | H | H | med. shrub |
| Gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) | P,M | M | H | M | M | H | H | med. shrub |
| Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) | C,P,M | M | H | L | L | L | M | small tree |
| Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) | C,P,M | M | M | H | L | H | M | large tree |
| Sandbar willow (Salix interior) | C,P,M | H | L | H | L | L | M | large shrub |
| Black willow (Salix nigra) | C,P,M | H | H | H | L | H | M | small tree |
| Streamco willow (Salix purpurea) | C,P,M | H | M | H | L | H | H | med. shrub |
| Bankers willow (Salix x cotteri) | P,M | H | M | H | L | H | M | small shrub |
| American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) | P,M | H | M | M | M | M | H | med. shrub |
| Arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) | C,P,M | M | M | M | M | M | M | med. shrub |
| Nannyberry viburnum (Viburnum lentago) | C,P,M | M | M | L | M | L | M | large shrub |
*C = coastal plain; P = piedmont; M = mountains.
**L = low; M = medium; H = high
From: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. 1992. National Engineering Handbook, Part 650 - Engineering Field Handbook Chapter 18.
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