. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. Distribution of hollyleaf redberrv {Bhamnus crocea var. ilicifolia). Sequoia National Forest in southeastern Fresno and northeastern Tulare counties the Barton Flat deer herd showed high preference for this shrub. In 1954 its sum- mer utilization by deer was per cent and in 1955 it was per cent. During the winter periods of these years its utilization was and per cent, respec- tively. These utilization data far exceed those of any other browse species on the area concerned. On deer wi
. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. Distribution of hollyleaf redberrv {Bhamnus crocea var. ilicifolia). Sequoia National Forest in southeastern Fresno and northeastern Tulare counties the Barton Flat deer herd showed high preference for this shrub. In 1954 its sum- mer utilization by deer was per cent and in 1955 it was per cent. During the winter periods of these years its utilization was and per cent, respec- tively. These utilization data far exceed those of any other browse species on the area concerned. On deer winter range on the Sierra National Forest east of North Fork, hollyleaf redberrv ranked next to western moun- tain-mahogany and fremontia in preference and degree of utilization (photo on page 115). Since it was less abun- dant on the range than these two associated species, how- ever, it was a less valuable deer feed. Browse rating. Excellent to good for goats and deer; good to fair for cattle and sheep; and useless for horses. Secondary RJiamnus Species cascara sagrada (Rhamnns purshiana), also called cascara, chittimwood, and various local names. Large deciduous shrub or small tree, 6 to 20 feet high, with smooth gray or brownish bark. Leaves usually borne close together at ends of the branchlets, oblong-elliptic, 3 to 8 inches long, % inch to 2lA inches wide, rather thin, deep green and smooth above, paler and brownish hair) on the veins beneath, margins entire or finely toothed. Flowers greenish, numerous, small, in axillary umbels; April and May. Fruit globose, ,'i to %. inch wide, black. This species intergrailes with California coffeeberrv (R. californica) and some specimens of the two species are difficult to distinguish. Commercially this species is // / CALIFORNIA RANGE UlU' \\n BROWSE PLANTS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrati
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