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Along with other related willows, the flexible twigs (called withies) are commonly used in basketry, giving rise to its alternative common name of "basket willow". Cultivation and use of the common osier was common in England in the 18th and 19th century, with osier beds lining many rivers and streams.
Willow stems are used to weave baskets and three-dimensional sculptures of animals and other figures. Willow stems are also used to create garden features, such as decorative panels and obelisks. Energy: There have been experiments or mathematical models in using willows for biomass or biofuel, in energy forestry systems, due to its fast growth.
Dat So La Lee baskets, 1940s photo 1900 Dat So La Lee basket made of willow, braken fern, and red bud Louisa Keyser , or Dat So La Lee ( c. 1829 - December 6, 1925) was a celebrated Native American basket weaver .
Artist Lucy Telles and large basket, in Yosemite National Park, 1933 A woman weaves a basket in Cameroon Woven bamboo basket for sale in K. R. Market, Bangalore, India. Basket weaving (also basketry or basket making) is the process of weaving or sewing pliable materials into three-dimensional artifacts, such as baskets, mats, mesh bags or even furniture.
Salix barclayi Andersson – Barclay's willow; Salix barrattiana Hook. – Barratt's willow; Salix bebbiana Sarg. – beaked willow; Salix berberifolia Pall. Salix bhutanensis; Salix bicolor Ehrh. ex Willd. Salix bikouensis Y.L.Chou; Salix blakii Goerz; Salix blinii H.Lév. Salix bonplandiana Kunth – Bonpland willow, ahuejote; Salix boothii ...
Basket willow is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Salix purpurea, native to Europe and western Asia; Salix viminalis
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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 .