VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Ilex coriacea | Large Gallberry 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Large gallberry is not a preferred livestock forage, but livestock will
eat branches of young plants when other forage is scarce [14,23].


PALATABILITY : 
The palability of large gallberry to white-tailed deer is considered
fair, although deer feed on more preferable forage when available
[4,14].


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
Large gallberry provides security cover for a variety of reptile and
amphibian species in the southern coastal parts of its range [21].


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Large gallberry presumably provides watershed protection and erosion
control.


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Pine growth is reduced by overtopping of seedlings or proximity to large
gallberry and other shrubs [28].  Large gallberry can be controlled by
streamline basal application of the herbicide Garlon 4 [19].

Related categories for Species: Ilex coriacea | Large Gallberry