Salix purpurea - Purple osier willow

Purple osier willow (Salix purpurea) is a fast-growing deciduous tree of riverbanks and wet ground across Europe, North Africa, and Asia; 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
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹
• Wet soil¹

Outputs

• Emergency food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Fibre¹
• Fodder¹

Type

• Salix spp. - Willow
• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Hedge¹
• Soil stabilization¹

Footnotes

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