VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Clethra alnifolia | Poor Man's Soap 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 



IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Sweet pepperbush is of little value as a livestock or wildlife forage.
It is eaten by deer and cattle when other forage is limited [24].


PALATABILITY : 
The palatability of sweet pepperbush to white-tailed deer is considered
poor [18].
 


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
Sweet pepperbush is sometimes used to arrest succession of tall trees
along pathways.  It has been planted after herbicide application along
electrical transmission , telephone, railroad, roadside, and pipeline
right of ways, where low-growth woody vegetation does not interfere with
general operation [20].

Sweet pepperbush has often been planted as an ornamental because of its
attractive and fragrant white flowers [4].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

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