Order your willow cuttings now.
One 30cm live willow cutting of Salix purpurea, ready to plant.
Native to Britain, widely distributed being usually found near watercourses and damp meadows. Grows a lot more spreading than the cultivated purpureas - not normally attaining a height of more than 4m. The name purple willow comes from the colour of the catkins which appear with the first leaves in early spring.
We normally recommend a mixture of purple willow and grey sallow (s.cinerea) when asked to recommend varieties of willow suitable for hedgerows as both will respond well to being trimmed regularly.
