Willow (bundle of 5)

Willows ship Nov/Dec and March-May as bundles of five 8-12" cuttings for rooting unless otherwise noted.

*Cuttings are very easy to start. Simply push into the ground until only 3-4 buds are above ground, being sure buds are pointed up. (Willows will not grow upside down!) Don't let them dry out, and soon they'll be growing their own roots and leaves!

Willow- what a great family! 

Willows are incredibly versatile and we have a few varieties to choose from.

*Pictured bouquets left to right: curly, winter glory, fantail, red-twigged dogwood, black skin, yellow-twigged dogwood, rabbit's foot

*Pictured basketry/weaving sticks left to right: winter green, flame, blackskin, dappled (Blackskin and the smaller twigs of dappled are great for basketry. Flame and wintergreen can also be used for courser weaving)

Dappled Willow- this beautiful pink, white and green leafed willow has often been planted as an ornamental shrub, but it's long flexible twigs can also be woven into baskets and wreaths. Hardiness zone 3+, Height: 10 ft

Useful Willow- this selection from Twisted Tree Farm is just like it's name says, very useful. It grows up to six feet a year of strong flexible rods. It's super hardy and tough and it also gives small pussy willow blooms in the spring. Great for biomass, large weaving projects, and hedges, and possibly livestock fodder. Hardiness zone 4+, Height 12-15 ft

Rabbits Foot- this is a big vigorous pussy willow with giant blooms in the spring. First and second year branches might look like extra large normal blooms but the older ones have an adorable rabbits foot look to them. Hardiness zone 4+, Mature height: 20 ft if un-coppiced

Winter green- this is a miyabeana and like all miyabeanas grows like a wildfire once it's established, up to 10 feet in a year! It's possible to plant rather tall rods and have them grow into small trees in three years. 

-This selection has masses of small pussy willows in the spring which looks great in bouquets and wreaths or can be left on the tree to draw oodles of pollinators. 

-The long straight branches can be used for coarse weaving and thicker branches can be used for bark for baskets. Also an excellent willow for living fences and structures.

We love Winter Green! 

Hardiness zone 4+, Height: 25-50ft un-coppiced

Weeping- This is the classic graceful weeping willow. Plant it where it can drop branches, because you know it will, and enjoy the beauty! Hardiness zone 4+, Height: 30-50 ft.

Curly- these are vigorous willows that can grow 8 feet in a year once established. New growth is a gorgeous orangey-red, but old growth turns greyish, so give this shrub a serious coppicing every year to keep it small and beautiful.

-Use the trimmings for bouquets, dried arrangements, and even baskets. Larger rods can be walking sticks and bean poles. Anywhere you use them, they are a touch of whimsy and wildness.

Hardiness zone 4+, Height 20-40 ft un-coppiced 

Black skin- this dark barked beauty can be used to accent baskets, or in dried arrangements. It's not super vigorous and can live more happily as a small bush than most. Hardiness zone 4+, Height: 10 ft

Fantail- this willow shines in the winter when it's large contorted branches make a bold statement. But it's also cool in the spring, when masses of pussy willow blooms pop out on it's twisted branches. Hardiness zone 4+, Height 15 ft, 10 ft wide

Roadside willow -a new introduction for us, discovered (as the name suggests) by a roadside. It's a vigorous fast growing willow (6 feet the first year from a six inch cutting) with bright yellow new growth. It seems to have a tree form. The twigs are extremely flexible, and their color brightens late winter bouquets.

Flame -vibrant orange-red stems in the winter make a beautiful landscape plant. Perfect for ornamental arrangements or weaving. Hardiness zone 3+, Height 8 ft

Purpurea Bleu -One of the most attractive willows around, with reddish stems slowly changing to blueish-purple hues. Long slender stems superb for basketry and living structures! Deer resistant. Zone 4+, Height 12 ft.

Bowle's Hybrid -Very vigorous grower producing some of the strongest, toughest, heaviest rods of all willows. Zone 4+, Height 15+ ft

Hutchinson's Yellow -Beautiful yellow-orange branched willow great for basketry, weaving, structures, and ornamental winter color. Zone 3+

Winter Glory -Large catkins blooming on long rods in late winter delight the pollinators and make beautiful bouquets! Zone 4+

Koriyanagi -Korean purple pussy willow with beautiful foliage, and leaves that hang on late into the season. Great for basketry, weaving, and structures, as well as for bouquets and pollinators.

Black -Fast growing native willow can grow to over 100 feet tall! Great for wet sites and erosion control, as well as pollinator habitat. 

Leicestershire Dicks -Beautiful slender dark red stems great for fine basketry!

Mt. Aso -A beautiful pink pussy willow from Japan. Rods can be cut in early February and forced indoors for a showy Valentine's bouquet! Height 6ft, Zone 4+

Showtime -Showy, ornamental willow with an abundance of spring catkins turning into masses of yellow flowers in late spring. Height 10+ ft, Zone 3+

Lemoine's Improved -A late blooming pussy willow to extend the season! Vigorous and prolific, great for bouquets. Height 8+ ft, Zone 3+

Americana -The American hybrid willow, a cross between two species that grow wild in eastern North America. Great for basketry! Height 10+ ft, Zone 3+

Balfourii -An ornamental willow with beautiful gray-green leaves and abundant showy catkins. Height 12+ ft, Zone 4+

Purpurea Irette -Extremely slender, flexible stems lighter in color than other purpurea's. Height 10-15ft, Zone 3+

Black Maul x Grisette -Ornamental shrub also useful for basketry and living structures. Zone 3+

Streamco -Long, slender, flexible rods great for basketry. Very popular for streambank restoration because of its tendency to bend rods toward the ground and then root.

Purpurea -Deer resistant, vigorous willow great for living fences, weaving, and streambank restoration.

Purpurea 187 -Deer resistant willow with long, straight, thin, green rods great for basketry and weaving.

Oka -Another deer resistant basketry producing lots of small tender rods when coppiced.

Packing Twine -Perhaps the very best willow for basketry. Vigorous grower, deer resistant, long thin rods with few branchlets and so fine you can tie packages with it. Dries green and brown. Also great for living structures.