Description
These are BARE ROOTED plants which can be planted from the end of October until May and will be dispatched as soon as the weather turns cold and they become dormant.The dispatch date depends on the Autumn temperature and varies from year to year.a species of willow (Salix) native to Europe and western Asia.It is a multistemmed shrub growing to between 3-6 m (rarely to 10 m) tall.Growing Details:Common Name: WillowGenus: SalixSpecies: viminalisCultivar: 'Osier'Skill Level: BeginnerExposure: Full sun, Partial shadeHardiness: HardySoil type: Clay/heavy, Moist, BoggyHeight: 800cmSpread: 600cmTime to take cuttings: December to FebruaryDescription: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. The flowers are catkins, produced in early spring before the leaves; they are dioecious, with male and female catkins on separate plants. The male catkins are yellow and oval-shaped; the female catkins are longer and more cylindrical; they mature in early summer when the fruit capsules split open to release the numerous minute seeds.
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