If you plant regular size cuttings, you will grow a hedge, as the growth
will always be coming from the bottom, near the ground. It could be possible to
train this hedge into a loosely woven fence, but it will not be tidy, and will
take years to achieve the effect.

A single row of most varieties of willow will provide a decent screen,
but two rows planted in a staggered pattern will obviously be denser, and will
also allow you to alternate pruning years, so that you always have something
there

Natural privacy screens

Garden boundaries

Living hedges that can be shaped over time

What varieties to choose:

Salix Fragilis Hutchinson yellow- Fast growing yellow
willow ideal for living privacy hedges, windbreaks, living willow fence and
winter colour. Naturally develops a dense, bushy habit. Hardiness zone 3-9

Noire de Villaine: Perfect for smaller Hedge or Fedge.  Hardiness zone 3

Salix X Flame – Hardiness zone 3. Good if
you want to make a privacy hedge. Hardines zone 3-7

Vitellina

Rubikins

Willow is widely used for soil stabilization and ecological restoration.

Riverbanks and shorelines

Slopes and drainage areas

Wet or unstable soils

What to choose:

Shop Erosion Control Willow

Salix purpurea 'Goldstones' 

Erosion control ( root mass dense) slender  golden light colored rods, dries to light green tone, small grey catkins- zone 3

Salix purpurea 'Irette'. Hardy zone 3 

SX 64

Shop Brown Dried Basketry Willow

Hutchinson yellow- used in basketry to add some colour. The thicker rods tend to be soft after soaking but still nice to use in baskets for accents. Larger sizes
work great for ribs.

Noire de Villaine: Thicker rods more ornamental as a feature in a basket

Goldstones:

Salix x Flame: Used to add colour to a basket. Hardiness zone 3-7 Used primarily as
weaver for brilliant color accents

Salix alba 'Britzensis- to add accent colour to baskets

Green Edna:  With it’s flecible rods, it is a
top choice for framework in basketry (weavers stakes and borders)

Packing twine:hardiness to zone 3-13  Slender and flexible rods that are great for
all basketry uses and excellent for frame basketry. Bark can
be harvested for weaving on 2-3 year old rods

Salix purpurea 'Irette'. Hardy zone 3 

Salix purpurea 'Koch Brown'

Salix purpurea 'Frances Red'- a favourite weaver. Long,
straight and firm rods for stakes and borders.

Salix purpurea 'Green Dicks'- hardy zone 3

Bleu: best when used for stakes in a basket any part of basket. Bark
harvest from 2-3 yr old rods

Acutifolia :One of the most highly sought after. Brilliant matte black finish and lovely flexible weavers. Has a blue “bloom” on the skin when cut and dried. Another “soft”
willow that is good for accents. Hard to grow and everything loves to eat it,
but worth the struggle for the darker color in your baskets. 

X Americana:Grows large straight rods with good flexibility. All around great
basketry willow

Vitellina : Fast growing and large. Rods turn a bright yellow/organge/red during
the winter time. Great for accents in basketry and peeling for bark.

Nishiki: , but the finer rods are very good for weaving

Dicky meadows; excellent weavers

Koch brown 

Polish purple.  Bark can be harvest after 2-3
yrs. Great any part of basket

Ornamental willow is used for floral work, interior styling, and seasonal arrangements.

Florists and designers

Winter arrangements

Textural or sculptural work

→ Shop Ornamental Willow

Hutchinson yellow- Branchy vibrant yellow bark willow that adds height to winter
arrangements. Looks stunning in a planter. Hardy to zone 3-9

Noire de Villaine: rods of Noire de Villaine look very dramatic in winter if planted
together. The bark is a nice feature, it is olive-brown in colour and towards
the butt can be quite rough and its appearance is almost patchy giving the
impression of texture. Hardiness zone 3

Salix x Flame: hardiness zone 3-7

Salix alba 'Britzensis- bright coral branchy stems. Hardiness
zone 2 

Salix caprea x cinera '365 Showtime'

landscape tree, floral, generous producer of beautiful unique pussy
willows. Hardiness zone 3 

Salix gracilistyla ‘Mt. Aso’. Hardy to zone 4- MT
Aso-An ornamental with pink pussy willows. Just keep in mind the pink
disappears as they dry. Beautiful silvery fuzzy stems, a really sweet willow to
grow for looks. Not good for basketry.

Salix gracilistyla ‘Winter Glory’ : This is a
large growing pussywillow with dark red buds

Woven Willow Fences, Huts, and Other Structures

Living willow can be trained into tunnels, domes, arches, fences and sculptural forms.

Garden structures

Natural play spaces

Artistic landscape features

What to choose:

Long, flexible whips

Vigorous growth varieties

→ Shop Living Structures Willow

Noire de Villaine: For making smaller living structures since rods will measure 5 ft at
the most and might be a little branchy.

Green Edna: ideal for bigger living structures. Tall slender rods often 6 -7 ft. or
living willow fedge. Hardy zone 3-13

Packing twine: hardy to zone 3-13  and can be
used for living willow structures.

Green Edna : Perfect for making a living willow fedge or fence 

Salix x 'Americana'

Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki'

Salix koriyanagi 'Rubykins'

Salix purpurea Polish Purple 

Salix purpurea 'Irette'

Rubikins *Super excellent for living fences. A favourite for living willow
work

Beautiful in baskets, but not the easiest to use for basketry. The rods
can be difficult to soak satisfactory with a thin bark and woody stem

Koch Brown: garden structures

→ Shop Willow Cuttings for Propagation

Hutchinson yellow-When planted densely (at least 4-5 plants grouped together, this
variety adds colour to winter landscape especially when planted in front of
pine trees, or needle trees or birch. Hardy zone 3-9

Salix X Flame: Hardiness zone 3-7. With the onset of fall, 'Flame' turns to golden orange. Winter
conditions bring on its best display, an abundance of bright orange-red
branches that leap out against the snow.

Salix alba
'Britzensis. Hardiness zone 2

Irrorata

Salix discolor

Salix eriocephala