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Tree fodder

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Tree fodder

Willows and poplars are the trees most often used to provide additional fodder for stock in times of drought. Here, sheep strip the leaves from willow branches spread on a dry pasture.

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by Deric Charlton

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Deric Charlton, Pastures – Herbs, trees and shrubs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16375/tree-fodder (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Deric Charlton, published 1 March 2009.