Jan 16, 2022
Plant of the Day
Sunday 16 January 2022
This specimen of Salix × fragilis var. basfordiana (crack willow, Basford willow) is a cultivar that was selected in the 1860’s by basket-maker William Scaling from Nottinghamshire, UK. It is a vigorous tree with brilliant orange-yellow young growths and small buds which grow tightly against the stems. This plant has been grown on a ‘leg’ (short older stem) with the colourful stems being pruned annually.
Jill Raggett