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The impact of Willows on the environment
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WILLOWS. All willows are good except sallow. Weeping willow is ideal for basket base weaving as it is very fine. A good variety of colour. Willow should not be grown near buildings unless there is a good continuous water supply. There is a danger, in times of drought, that willow roots will seek out water from leaky pipes or guttering and cause a weakness in the building foundations.- Fulcrum factsheet 'Willow'. Abstract. Although willows (Salix spp.) are much appreciated for their various benefits, concern has grown over the past decade about their invasive natural spread in the water courses of southeastern Australia. The main environmental effects include obstruction and diversion of streams and hence erosion, extensive displacement of native vegetation with loss of biodiversity, and reductions in the quantity and quality of water. So far, only a few thousand kilometres of streams have been infested badly; that is less than 10%...
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