Uses

Provides year round effect as a medium-size evergreen component in multi-row windbreaks and shelterbelts or in twin-row, high density living snow fences. Useful in visual screenings in farmstead/landscape applications. Provides nesting, loafing, shelter, and food for wildlife. Other uses include species diversity, site stabilization, erosion reduction, reduced soil surface temperatures, wildlife habitat in mineland reclamation. Provides species diversity and wildlife habitat in range restoration.

Useful in various landscape applications such as reduced irrigation management (xeriscape), low energy input, and naturalistic designs. Numerous ornamental cultivars are available for specimens, ground covers, foundation plantings, and other landscape applications (Bridger-Select for screenings, naturalistic uses, windbreaks, and shelterbelts). Provides carbon sequestration via photosynthesis and plant tissue production.

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Last Modified: 11/30/2007