Willow (Salix species)
Willows are listed as a Weed of National Significance (that is, one of the top 20 weeds at a national level). All but weeping willow and two types of sterile pussy willow are now listed as Noxious throughout NSW. They are in category W4g, which ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
HortNews - Willow Pest Spreads South To Alexandra
The willow sawfly pest which threatens New Zealand's erosion and flood control programmes has been found in Alexandra, and is likely to reach Southland three years ahead of schedule. INVERCARGILL 3/8/2001 - The willow sawfly pest which threatens ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Laurie Sheck
Laurie Sheck is the author of four previous books of poetry, including Black Series and The Willow Grove, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work appears widely in such journals as The New Yorker, The Kenyon Review, Verse, and ... [... more]
Random House |
Paul Bransom
The Wind in the Willows Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson "The boastful, unstable Toad, the hospitable Water Rat, the shy, wise, childlike Badger, and the Mole with his pleasant habit of brave boyish impulse," noted Vanity Fair nearly a century ago, & [... more]
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Camilla Ashforth
On the morning of Christmas Eve, Willow jumps out of bed, joyful to see that snow is falling. There's much to do - gathering holly, wrapping presents... It's time for Holly to go to bed -- but not before she and Mama play their favorite go-to-bed ... [... more]
Random House |
P. Lee Ames
The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Orchids, Weeping Willows, Prickly Pears, Pineapples, and Many More... Draw 50 Flowers, Trees, and Other Plants Lee J. Ames and P. Lee Ames [... more]
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Denise Chavez
Rocío Esquibel is a girl growing up in a Southern New Mexico town with her mother and sister. She defines her neighborhood by its trees-the willow, the apricot and the one they call the marking-off tree. Rocio knows she was born in the closet ... [... more]
Random House |
Willow Pearson
In a breathtaking trip from the Big Bang to the Postmodern world we inhabit, Ken Wilber examines the universe and our place in it-and comes up with an accessible and entertaining account of how it all fits together. Along the... A Brief History ... [... more]
Random House |
Breeding Sawfly-resistant Trees May Be Only Answer To Pest
The breeding of willow trees resistant to sawfly invasions could be the only way to win the battle against the insect that is wreaking havoc in erosion and flood control programmes. PALMERSTON NORTH 1/8/2001 - The breeding of willow trees ... [... more]
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HortFACT - Silverleaf (Chondrostereum purpureum)
Silverleaf (Chondrostereum purpureum) is a fungal disease that attacks deciduous trees and shrubs including apples, pears, cherries, plums, peaches, apricots, nashi, berryfruit, poplars, willows, silver birches, eucalypts and roses. Silverleaf ... [... more]
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Coppicing Of Willows, Poplars Keeps Farm Animals Alive
Sheep fed on willow and poplar leaves not only survive drought conditions but thrive, according to feed trials carried out by Massey University and Wellington Regional Council. WELLINGTON 18/02/2003 - Sheep fed on willow and poplar leaves not ... [... more]
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Willow Feed Trials Show Suprise Fertility Boost For Sheep
A farmer-led project on the merits of feeding fodder trees to sheep during droughts has unexpectedly shown that the condensed tannins in willow and poplar aids fertility in ewes. HASTINGS 14/03/2003 - A farmer-led project on the merits of feeding ... [... more]
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