Salix caprea - Goat willow

Goat willow (Salix caprea) is a fast-growing deciduous tree native to Europe and temperate Asia, traditionally coppiced for basketry and grown as a windbreak hedge; its bitter inner bark is a famine food eaten only when all else fails, not a regular one.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹
• Wet soil¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Full sun¹

Outputs

• Emergency food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Wood¹
• Charcoal¹

Type

• Salix spp. - Willow
• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Windbreak¹
• Hedge¹
• Ground cover¹

Footnotes

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