species
Salix viminalis
Osier · Basket willow · Common osier
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Salix viminalis belongs to the family Salicaceae, also known as Osier, Basket willow or Common osier, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in moist or poorly drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Poorly drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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