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| | | Trees for Wet Ground: Crack Willow (Salix fragilis) Small and rapid growing, pollards have lived as long as 1000 years across the UK. Unpollarded, they tend to split open under their own weight. Evelyn, writing in the 17th century when it was also known commonly as "sally" or "wully", thought the roots slower growing but deeper than other salix.
Salix root easily and typically need wet conditions. They seem to be second only to the oaks in terms of dependent species, which include several small mammals. The Crack Willow is dioecious - male and female flowers appear on separate trees. The male flowers are in the form of yellow catkins, which are an important source of early pollen and nectar for bees in the critical period of early spring, and are a food source for the caterpillars of the Comma.
Willow pollards are a defining characteristic of traditional lowland river and wetland landscapes like the Somerset Levels, and their rapid regrowth has led to biomass experimentation. There are an enormous number of species in the genus, of which 19 are native to the UK and 4 are trees.
Provenance certificates are available on request for Willows, which are from the Southwest of England.
Suppliers: Perrie Hale Forest Nursery
50% of our profit on sales of Crack Willow trees is donated to Butterfly Conservation
| Size/Quantity | 1+ | 25+ | 500+ | | 60/90 cm | £3.00 | £1.00 | £0.70 | | | |
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See our planting and size guide for details and tips on planting. These trees are all bare root, and are consequently available for delivery from November until March ( please ask if you are interested in pot grown plants). During the lifting season there may be up to two week’s delay between placing the order and dispatching, due to weather conditions or pressure of orders, which are dealt with in date sequence. Orders placed between March and September are confirmed in October ready for dispatch from November.
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