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Salix viminalis is a multistemmed shrub growing to between 3 and 6 m (9.8 and 19.7 ft) (rarely to 10 m (33 ft)) tall. It has long, erect, straight branches with greenish-grey bark . The leaves long and slender, 10–25 cm long but only 0.5–2 cm broad; they are dark green above, with a silky grey-haired underside.
A withy or withe (also willow and osier) is a strong flexible willow stem, typically used in thatching, basketmaking, gardening and for constructing woven wattle hurdles. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 1 ] The term is also used to refer to any type of flexible rod of natural wood used in rural crafts such as hazel or ash created through coppicing or pollarding .
This tree is mostly deciduous during the winter, but can start growing back leaves early during warm snaps in the winter. Yellow flowers grow in drooping catkins. In female red willows, the catkins turn into tufts of cottony seeds, which are windborn, often in large quantities, for 2-3 weeks in the spring. [4] Flowering Time: Dec--Jun [5]
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Basket willow is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Salix ...
It is a small, low-growing willow that grows about 40-100 cm (1-3 ft) tall. The leaves are about 1-5 cm long with either lanceolate or elliptic shape with long hairs on either side of the leaves. Twigs are pubescent with wavy hairs. [1] [2]
A former subspecies, Salix brachycarpa subsp. niphoclada, is now synonymous with Salix niphoclada, another Alaskan willow species that is also commonly referred to as barren-ground willow. [ 4 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Of note, barren-ground willow is also the common name of a third but distinct species of willow found in Alaska, Salix nummularia .
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The Willows and Wetlands Visitor Centre is situated at Stoke St Gregory, on the Somerset Levels, north east of Taunton, England. Based on a working farm, growing and processing willow , the centre offers tours of over 80 acres (0.13 sq mi) of withies, willow yards and basket workshops and explains the place of willow in the history of the Levels.