Salix purpurea (Purple Dicks)
z. 5 – 10 ht. 6′ – 8′ (coppiced yearly)
Well… yes…, that’s it’s name. Beautiful purple colouring of the stems. Used extensively for basketry as well as grown for ornamental purposes. (Purple Dicks) is one of the best basket willows – highly recommended!
Coppice (prune) yearly to produce the long, straight ‘rods’ used for basket weaving. Coppice only every second or third year to produce larger and stronger wood for wattle fencing.
As all the purpureas have extremely bitter leaves, this may make them relatively deer-proof.
All Willows are 1-gal. size
