I had to look up coyote willow, it's also known as sandbar willow. I've planted tons of those with 8" cut stems bud up either just sticking in the mud/sand or using a dibble. They love to spread and cutting/fire seems to make them angry and clone harder. Beaver love to eat them, I'm looking forward to your post in a few years about your beaver problem. Start buying #330 bodygrip traps and 7" jaw spread foot hold traps. :)
Haha! I'll become a beaver trapper!
I haven't seen any beaver around here yet. Lots of muskrats.
NRCS gave me a planting guideline for the coyote willow that required 3/4" stem, two year or older growth, and no less than half the pole in the ground, so given the water table depth, all my poles are 6-ish feet. NRCS is counting on them spreading like crazy along this streambank as soon as possible. The other stuff planted is more a long term thing so that everything isn't coyote willow. By the time the cottonwoods get big, I'll be long dead though.