Single - 7” dormant cutting, unrooted. Roughly pencil diameter.

Bundle of small cuttings - 10 5”-7” cuttings, smaller than pencil diameter. All should be viable, but won’t grow quite as fast or easily.

Plants are 12”+ tall and fully rooted. If you are local and pick up your order plants may be 2-3’ tall, shipped plants will be cut back.

‘Kennebec Champion’ Black Willow (Salix nigra) - Local ecotype - I cloned these the Maine champion Black Willow (by a certain set of metrics, the largest of the species in the state). The original tree had been heavily pruned and so is likely no longer the largest. Black Willow is the largest native Willow species and makes a excellent fast growing shade tree, especially in full sun and damp soil. They are also a good wildlife tree, with willows hosting more insect species then any other (except oaks). Bark has been used in several herbal medicine systems. Wood and branches have several crafting uses, including baskets and paper.

"Lambertiana" Basket Willow (Salix purpurea) - This basket willow offers hues of purple-brown to green. Makes good (if somewhat heavy) rods for baskets as well as fodder for animals and biomass for mulch or fuel. They grow well in nearly any soil tolerating weak gravelly soil or permanently damp and occasionally flooded conditions alike. Full sun brings out the best color, but they will tolerate part-shade.

"Britzensis" Flame Willow (Salix alba) This beautiful willow displays bright orange bark on new growth that makes them really pop in the landscape or in a basket. They grow well in nearly any soil tolerating weak gravelly soil or permanently damp and occasionally flooded conditions alike. Full sun brings out the best color, but they will tolerate part-shade.

Cuttings should be stored damp and cool (refrigerator or root cellar) until you are ready to root them.

To root this cutting, stick 1/3-1/2 in a solid medium (sand, potting soil, vermiculite etc) and keep damp but not sopping wet. Willow is one of the easiest of all woody plants to root. As well as rooting in a pot of medium, cuttings will root in a jar of water (just don’t put more then 3 in each jar) or can be stuck directly into the soil where you want them to grow (make sure to keep well watered). No rooting hormone needed.