Re: Plants for Bank Erosion Prevention

Tim Longville wrote:
> 
> I don't know how they'd do in a Calif. climate but in the UK willows
> have traditionally been and still are used for the job.  Summer heat
> might be a problem? but certainly winter cold wouldn't. Damp and shade
> of course they relish.


I take it your suggestion is to plant the willows at the stream edge,
which in this case is about 12 feet below the bank top (it really is
vertical).  If planted along the top of the bank, I wonder if the willow
roots would reach as far down as the stream level (or within a year or
two).  I suppose another solution would be to plant willows at the
stream edge (which in summer would be above the water line), and some of
the other suggested native trees or shrubs on the top of the bank.
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