it's just delightful to happen upon little gems in the garden this time of year. i started a french pussywillow , salix caprea, from a cutting, purchased from the northwest flower + garden show a few years ago, and now it is a full fledged tree. it really needs to be coppiced so i can harvest the pussy branches more easily from year to year. for basket making i have found that coppicing willows, red-twig dogwoods and eucalyptus make for nice long straight rods. eucalyptus is such a ferocious grower that coppicing keeps it to a manageable size and you can enjoy the juvenile foliage for flower arranging.
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