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Plant cuttings about 1-3 feet apart for creeping -types, 3-8 feet apart for shrub -types and about 8-16 feet apart for tree -types. In areas where you expect erosion, plant creeping -types 1-2 feet apart to ensure better protection of the banks. If the holes are large enough, multiple stems can be planted together. Exact spacing between tree -types further up the bank in the transition zone and creeping or shrub -types in the bank or overbank zone should be based on crown characteristics and height. General ideas on spacing can be found in Idaho Plant Materials Technical Note No. 43: Ti•ee Planting Care and Managenlent (Stange et al 2002). However, crowding cuttings a little will not stress them because they will not lack for water when planted into the mid-season water table and more dense plantings will provide better protection to the bank. When to Plant Willow and cottonwood cuttings have been successfully planted from early spring to late fall (dormant plantings). * Preferably, cuttings should be planted in early pring after spring runoff occurs in streams or after high water drops to typical levels on reservoirs, ponds, or lakes. * Rooted stock should be planted in early spring after frost has left soil. See Idaho Plant Materials Technical Note No. 43 for additional information. Avoid planting cuttings or rooted stock during the heat of summer because of the stress it places on them. * When planting multiple sites along a stream, sites may need to be planted in different years. * Consideration should be given to planting outside curves first and allowing time for establishment. Delay planting the inside curve until two or three years later. The inside curve is often not eroding and will begin to heal without planting. In addition, if the inside curve becomes established prior to the outside meander; there is a good chance that the stream current will be pushed into the eroding outside meander. This will increase the stress on the outside meander and make establishing woody riparian species more difficult. Planting Methods and Planting Cuttings Backhoes, excavators, tractor -mounted posthole diggers, one- or two -person posthole diggers, soil augers, planting bars, shovels, soil probes, The Stinger, the waterjet stinger, or simply pushing the cutting into moist soil have all been used successfully to plant willow and cottonwood cuttings. When selecting the appropriate planting method, you should keep several things in mind. Bobcat with auger attachment, Parker, AZ wzAi • '�: 4 4j a� Yr ��` rr'y: 16 ,i'b;'•� `j t��rti }r Y tit`i�„°.Gpv �1, 1:1• r as• ) l ..�i * It is essential to have good contact between cutting and soil for roots to sprout. Air pockets around the cutting will kill the roots. 15