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Willow cultivar Millbrook on top, a male selection of a native species, Salix discolor on the bottom. All photos taken November 11, 2017 in Eaton Rapids |
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Millbrook on top and cultivar Onondaga on the bottom. |
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Millbrook on top and Fabius on the bottom. |
Millbrook was chosen for the "control" because it seems to do as well or better than other selections across a wide range of planting sites. It certainly carries a generous number of leaves in the canopy even this late in the growing season. It also roots very well from hardwood cuttings.
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