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Table 18.15 Main species used for reafforestation in the Deng kou Experimental

Bureau

Scientific name Common name Uses and features

TREES

Leguminosae

Caragana arborescens

(Lam.)

Pea tree Indigenous

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus angustifolia (L.) Russian olive or narrow-

leaved marsh willow

Indigenous

Pinaceae

Pinus sylvestris (L.) var.

mongolica (Litv.)

Mongolian Scots pine Indigenous

Pinus tabulaeformis (Carr.) Table pine, Chinese pine,

Flat topped pine

Indigenous to more southern

areas of China

Salicaceae

Populus bolleana (Lauche) Xinjiang poplar Used widely in S. America for

shelterbelts and in

hybridization, indigenous

Populus euphratica (Oliver)

(syn. Populus diversifolia)

Diverse-leaved poplar Indigenous, tolerant of heat

and salinity with a large

natural range

Populus nigra (L.) var.

thevestina (Dode)

Grey bark poplar Fairly drought tolerant,

indigenous

Populus simonii (Carr.) Weeping poplar Largely ornamental but

widely planted in early

shelterbelts in China,

indigenous

Salix matsudana (Koidz) var.

pendula (Schneid.)

Pendulous willow Produces fodder for

livestock, indigenous

Salix matsudana (Koidz) cv.

Tortuosa (Vilmorin)

Contorted willow Ornamental, indigenous

Salix mongolica (Suizev) Mongolian willow Indigenous

Tamaricaceae

Tamarix chinensis (Lour.) Branchy tamarix Deciduous, indigenous

Ulmaceae

Ulmus pumila (L.) Siberian elm Indigenous

Sapindanceae

Xanthoceras sorbifolia Yellow-horntree Deciduous, edible nuts and

high-grade oil for cooking

and machinery use,

indigenous

SHRUBS and SUB-SHRUBS

Leguminosae

Ammopiptanthus

mongolicus (S.H.Cheng)

Mongolian

ammopiptanthus

Indigenous