Osier willow
Salix viminalis
MediumPlacenta
Fast biomass
A workhorse coppice willow for wet zones — cut it hard and often for soft mulch and flexible wood where moisture is reliable.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Medium
- Lifecycle
- Placenta
- Soil preference
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH range
- 5.5 – 8
- Min. temperature
- -30°C
- Min. rainfall
- 600 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- Medium
- Frost tolerance
- High
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- High
How to manage it
Classic coppice willow for mulch, fodder and basketry; cut to stool annually or biennially on moist ground.
Watch out for
Needs consistently moist soil to thrive; invasive, water-seeking roots can damage drains, pipes and pond liners near waterways.
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