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SPECIES: Lonicera utahensis | Utah Honeysuckle
WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : NO-ENTRY IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : Utah honeysuckle has little value as browse for livestock [81]. It is valuable summer and fall browse for elk, but a minor browse species for white-tailed deer [31,71,76,88]. On sites in the Garnet Range of Mountain that had been logged within the last 50 years, radio-collared elk used Utah honeysuckle 2 to 4 percent of the time throughout the summer. The relative availability of Utah honeysuckle and use by the elk did not change over the summer [15]. Moose used Utah honeysuckle in trace amounts as summer and winter forage in Wyoming [32,34]. Moose in north-central Idaho consumed it from October through April [62]. Grizzly bear eat Utah honeysuckle fruits summer and fall [49,65,85]. Utah honeysuckle occurs with 14 to 80 percent frequency in various types of grizzly bear habitat in the northern Rocky Mountains [49]. Black bear utilized Utah honeysuckle with 15 to 45 percent frequency during the summer in central Idaho [71]. Ruffed grouse consumed Utah honeysuckle during the summer in northern Idaho [36]. PALATABILITY : The palatability of Utah honeysuckle is poor to fair for sheep and poor for cattle and horses in Utah and Montana [12,31]. Palatability of Utah honeysuckle for moose is intermediate [32]. NUTRITIONAL VALUE : Utah honeysuckle has poor protein and energy value [12]. The elemental content of 10 compounds in Utah honeysuckle leaves and stems has been determined on plants growing in areas subjected to seven different silvicultural treatments [70]. COVER VALUE : In Utah and Wyoming, Utah honeysuckle provides poor cover for pronghorn, elk, and waterfowl; poor to fair cover for mule and white-tailed deer; and fair to good cover for small mammals and nongame and upland game birds [12]. VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : Utah honeysuckle is recommended for reclamation plantings in the Intermountain region on riparian sites, such as wet meadow and forest types [56]. OTHER USES AND VALUES : Utah honeysuckle is recommended for ornamental use in gardens [41]. It can be artificially propagated by stem cuttings [41,56]. MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : Silviculture: Utah honeysuckle can survive light to moderate site preparation following logging [69]. It significantly (p<0.05) increased in cover at 5 and 11 years after logging in western hemlock/pachystima (Tsuga heterophylla/Pachystima myrsinites) and grand fir/pachystima habitat types in northern Idaho [86]. In a comparison of clearcuts and shelterwood cuts in northern Idaho, Utah honeysuckle was present in areas opened up 0.25 mile or more, and its frequency was not influenced by increased evaporation due to canopy removal [43]. Natural regeneration of six conifer species was compared under various silvicultural methods and site prepartations in three different habitat types in west-central Idaho. Utah honeysuckle provided light or efficient cover for Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), and grand fir seedlings; and moderate or very efficient cover under which western larch (Larix occidentalis), lodgepole pine, and Engelmann spruce seedlings established well [24,71]. A salvage cut was done following a Douglas-fir tussock moth outbreak in Douglas-fir and grand fir forests in the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington. Utah honeysuckle was considered an important facilitative shrub; regeneration of Douglas-fir, grand fir, and Engelmann spruce was abundant [68]. Other Uses: Regression equations have been developed for predicting Utah honeysuckle aboveground biomass based on stem diameter and/or shrub height [9,64]. Other equations predict Utah honeysuckle development following various silvicultural treatments [37,45]. Regression equations were developed for shrub production following logging; Utah honeysuckle had no significant (p>0.05) relationships between biomass, twig production, and cover with the environment or habitat type overstory characteristics [38]. Regression equations also allow the prediction of understory production for maintenance of wildlife populations [77]. Utilization studies and clipping projects in northern Idaho have estimated forage production of Utah honeysuckle. Intense clipping levels caused decreased vitality over time [21]. However, Utah honeysuckle can withstand up to 60 percent removal of the annual growth of twigs if clipped in the fall [22]. Control: Herbicide treatments are not always needed in Utah honeysuckle management. Utah honeysuckle is one of the shorter shrubs in the understory of the cedar-hemlock zone in northern Idaho. After logging, container-grown Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine transplants soon were taller (0.9 foot [0.27 m]) than Utah honeysuckle (0.5 foot [0.15 m]) [56]. Where control is required for site preparation and conifer release, various herbicides have been successfully used on Utah honeysuckle. Utah honeysuckle had more than 50 percent damage 2 years after treatment with glyphosate. Aerial broadcast application of 2,4-D caused 58 percent top-kill by year 2. After this, Utah honeysuckle recovered in two out of three treatments [5]. Herbicides must reduce shrub cover by 50 percent, or shrubs may recover within 1 or 2 years [54]. Herbicide selection and application seasons and rates have been discussed in detail [50,52,53,55,61].

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