Willow (Tea-leaved)

Common Name

Tea-leaved Willow

Latin Name

Salix Phylicifolia

Status

Native

Distribution

Pennine Dales, occasionally on limestone elsewhere. Highly localised.

Habitats

River banks, scars and screes, damp woodland, limestone quarries.

Requirements

Wet rocky limestone sites.

Recommendations

A small tree not recommended for general planting: may have uses in the restoration of limestone quarries and the reconstruction of bankside vegetation along upland streams.

Origins/Provenance

The existing population is wild. Use cuttings from nearby plants.