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VALUE AND USE
IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE:Oregon boxwood is considered important forage for deer, elk, and moose [9,13,19,43,56]. Mountain sheep and grouse also browse Oregon boxwood [52]. Livestock occasionally eat Oregon boxwood, but it is not considered an important forage species [52,56].
PALATABILITY:The degree of use shown by livestock for Oregon boxwood has been rated as follows [14]:
UT CO MT
Cattle poor poor poor
Sheep fair poor poor
Horse poor poor poor
NUTRITIONAL VALUE:Stark [46] has reported on the nutrient content of Oregon boxwood following harvest and burn treatments in western Montana. The nutritional value of Oregon boxwood has been rated as follows [14]:
UT WY MT
Elk fair --- poor
Mule deer fair poor ---
White-tailed deer --- fair ---
Antelope poor --- ---
Upland game bird poor poor ---
Waterfowl poor --- ---
Nongame bird poor poor ---
Small mammal poor --- ---
COVER VALUE:The degree to which Oregon boxwood provides environmental protection during one or more seasons for wildlife species has been rated as follows [14]:
MT UT WY
Pronghorn --- poor ---
Elk poor poor ---
Mule deer poor poor ---
White-tailed deer --- --- poor
Small mammals poor fair ---
Nongame birds poor fair ---
Upland game birds poor fair ---
Waterfowl --- poor ---
VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES:Oregon boxwood root cuttings or 2-0 stock can be used to revegetate disturbed sites [38].
OTHER USES AND VALUES:Oregon boxwood is easily shaped and adapts well to both sunny and shady spots, making it ideal for an ornamental and ground cover [23,29,52].
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS:Oregon boxwood is not easily controlled with herbicides, possibly because of its leathery, evergreen leaves [3,21,37]. Oregon boxwood appears to increase in logged areas compared to uncut areas in grand fir (Abies grandis) types of western Montana [1]. In general, Oregon boxwood seems to increase following logging; however, it may not really benefit from management treatments because undisturbed shrubs may have the same growth rate as disturbed shrubs [32]. In logged grand fir/Oregon boxwood sites of northern Idaho, Oregon boxwood decreased for the first 7 years, then increased after 25 years to higher cover values than in unlogged areas [55].
Related categories for SPECIES: Paxistima myrsinites | Oregon Boxwood |
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