Willow (Grey)

Common Name

Grey Willow, Common Sallow

Latin Name

Salix cinerea

Status

Native

Distribution

Widespread.

Habitats

Watercourses, ponds, damp woodland, scrub and carr, road verges, hedgerows, railway banks, disturbed land.

Requirements

Will grow in most soils and situations.

Recommendations

A fast growing small tree suitable for planting in scrub and woodland margins and adjacent to watercourses and wetlands. Particularly useful on poor ground.

Origins/Provenance

The existing population is largely wild although increasingly planted as a landscaping shrub. Use plants of local provenance, preferably cuttings from local plants, or FC seed zones 302 and 204.