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Calliantha - perfect for basketmaking, very smart catkins, tall stems for hedges/screens
Good for basket making, sturdy straight rods, little branching and attractive colour. In spring, stems display a red shading which darkens later to a dark mahogany brown. Stems are often green at the base. Slender long leaves show an attractive red tinge when young. Makes a tall hedge or can be grown as an ornamental plant for its colour. Grows 6-9't approx per year. Coppice every year for best colours. Neat slender catkins with almost black tip highlights. Rods dry to dark grey-brown.
Caradoc - intense fresh stem colour, corkscrew twists, floristry essential"
Yellow contorted willow, very ornamental, good for flower arrangements and dried displays. In Spring, fresh green stems with rose red tips which contrast with the bright green leaves. Autumn stems turn bright yellow and display beautifully when leaves fall. Dries to a soft brown. Good for winter texture and spring colour. Fast growing and sturdy like all Matsudanas. If not pruned, will become a small tree 6-9 m high.
Dicky Meadows - slender, flexible stems for fine weaving
Great for basket making. Fine, even, flexible, slender stems. Good for children to work with. Makes an attractive low growing shrub. Leaves fresh mid-green, long pointed oval shape. Dries light brown, grows around 4-6ft per year.
Flanders Red - lots of stems for weaving, strong Winter colour, perfect next to Golden Willow, Nigricans and Yelverton
Good for ornamental baskets and garden sculptures with rods that grow up to 3m. Produces a lot of stems. Waxy surface makes the rods easy to work with. Young rods are more green than red but have a red blush to the tips which darkens in winter. Fast growing, coppice well each year to keep stems straight and long if required. Great winter colour, dries to a rich orange-brown.
Golden Willow - intense Winter colour! Superb next to Nigricans, Calliantha and Yelverton
Bright yellow sturdy stems become more intense in winter with slight reddish hue, 5-6ft approx. Good for weaving medium sized baskets and wreaths. Long oval light green sturdy leaves. Dries to dark honey brown. Distinctive long, slender, lemon catkins with a lively “wriggly” shape.
Nigricans - intense Winter colour! Superb next to Golden and Calliantha and Yelverton
Glossy dark brown - black medium thickness stems when grown in the shade. A purple sheen when grown in sun. Colour deepens during winter. Stems grow to 6ft approx, darkening as they dry. Can be grown as a bushy shrub. Fine, even branches with a little side-branching, good for weaving. Cheerful lime green catkins with an attractive silhuoette of soft plump “fingers” in Spring.
White Welsh - perfect for weaving baskets, typical traditional basket colour
Excellent for weaving baskets and smaller items. Very pale green, almost cream, very soft rods. Slightly striated when young, with a pink blush and pale red bud scales. Dries very light brown.
Calendron - sturdy stems for weaving sculptures and living screens / structures
Good for making colourful living structures and hedges. Stems 2m approx, green at the bottom turning into dark mahogany upwards. Straight, thick and even with little branching. Broad oval pointed firm leaves provide good windbreaks in summer. Large plump pale grey-beige catkins.
Dark Dicks - slender stems good for weaving with kids and less-strong hands, also suitable for light woven screens
Grows approx 5-6' tall each year, straight and thin. Red-purple colour with green tinge in spring, colour deepens over time. Narrow elegant mid green pointed leaves stand firm up the stems. Creates a delicate looking screen. Very good basket willow, ornamental shrub and good winter colour. Neat slender pale grey-green catkins with mahogany-black tips.
Deep Purple - good for weaving & floristry stems, fabulous catkins!
Tall, unbranched, dark purple stems. Vigorous, coppice annually to keep its colour. Long mid green leaves with elegant slight curl to the ends. Like most Daphnoides, if left it will eventually become a large tree. Good for chunky weaving projects, floristry displays. Beautiful chunky catkins develop a silver-grey to lemon shading.
European Violet - great for Winter colour, fabulous stem colour & catkins!
Deep maroon-purple shiny stems with side-shoots – good for adding winter colour and texture, and for weaving and flower arranging. Sturdy fresh mid green leaves, oval shaped with point. Large slender very smart lime green catkins.
Harrisons - sturdy long stems for structures!
Good for structures. Tall straight, unbranched rods growing up to 8' each year with large “mops” of elegant slender long upright leaves. Dark mottled green at base turning into a rich burgundy-brown up the length. Dries to deep copper brown. Lots of plump grey-beige catkins in Spring.
Norbury - perfect for fine weaving especially for kids and not-so-strong hands
Good for fine weaving of small items. Slow growing at 4-5ft per year, produces many very fine branches. Stems are light brown with slight red hue, extremely thin and flexible. Dries to pale brown with reddish hue. Long slim leaves grow upright and firm. Smart, soft green catkins with black dots in Spring.
Red Curly - floristry must-have, fabulous twisted Winter stem colour and lovely catkins
Deep red contorted stems. Perfect for creating fresh and dried displays. Even the elegant slender leaves are curled in fantastic shapes. Beautiful slender pale yellow catkins become a lively “wriggly” shape as they develop.
Snake -fantastically contorted stems, bright wriggly catkins, great for floristry
Green curly stems with lots of twists and turns. Perfect for creating striking fresh and dried displays. Even the elegant slender leaves are curled into fantastic shapes. Beautiful slender bright yellow catkins become a lively “wriggly” shape as they develop. Fast growing and will form an attractive tree if left uncut so best not to plant too near a building.
Raesfeld - perfect for weaving, fabulous catkins!
Good for basket making. Deep waxy red-brown stems have dark red shading, stronger on one side than the other. Lots of small bright red buds. Stems are fairly sturdy with some finer branching. Rods turn darker red in winter, darkens during drying. Long slim leaves grow upright and firm. Smart, slender soft lime-yellow catkins. These lengthen with a very eyecatching fluffy silhouette as they open.
Violet - strong stems for garden sculptures and fine stems for weaving - and lovely catkins too!
Beautiful willow with burgundy rods, fine very slender leaves and stunning catkins. Looks fantastic woven into a hedge or other living structures and produces lots of fine rods for basket making as well as strong uprights for more structural items. Fabulous plump catkins shaded grey to soft lemon.
Yelverton - fabulous stem colours for weaving!
Wonderfully coloured stems, often changing shade around the stem itself. New stem growth is a bright rose-red which darkens to deep red-orange towards the winter. Stems are often shaded two tone around the stem. Makes a beautiful effect for weaving.
Strong main rods grow up to 7ft with smaller side branches. Long slim leaves grow upright and firm. Striking colour effect when grown in groups.
