Common Osier

Salix viminalis subsp. var.

Common Osier, Osier Willow, Hemp willow

Habit:		shrub
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	8ft20ft	15ft
Height:	⇕	8 ft to 20 ft
Width:	⇔	warning.png"" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. to 15 ft
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍	wet, moist
Features:	✓	flowers
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USDA Zones:		4 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Salix viminalis. Osier Willow. A shrub or small tree, 10-20 ft. high: branches slender and straight: lvs. linear-lanceolate, beautifully silvery, 4-10 in. long; margins revolute, entire: aments appearing before the lvs., golden yellow. Eu., Asia.—Grown for basket material, for the production of which the plants are cut near the ground every year. Var. gmelinii, Anderss. (var. songarica, Regel). Fls. with the lvs.; ovary sessile, obtuse with a short and thick style and long stigmas. Russia, N. and Cent. Asia. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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