This is my absolute favorite variety for hoops, stakes, and ribs. Beautifully ‘soft’ to work with but ‘woody’ enough to create amazing strength with a resistance to kinking. Ideal for frame baskets. Grows and dries to light brown colour that complements red hues. Steams to a lovely chocolate brown colour. This is the willow that makes up the frames and hoops of nearly all the frame baskets I make and teach

strength: large rods for hoops, stakes and ribs

colour: light brown

size: 6-9 foot