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Herbs and Edibles · Willow cuttings
10 fresh-cut hybrid willow cuttings, 30cm
Fast-growing hybrid willow, cut fresh to order and sent with a selection of varieties matched to your soil. Push them into wet ground and they grow their own roots.
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From Earls Colne, Essex
In the pack
10 cuttings
Length
30cm (12in)
Plant
Hybrid willow (Salix)
Varieties
A selection matched to your soil type, taken from your delivery postcode
Growth
Up to 3 metres in a year
Best planted
October to early April
Why gardeners choose our willow
Fast. Up to 3 metres in a year, then it keeps that height and throws up new shoots from the base for a thick bottom.
Easy. Extremely easy to grow. Push the cuttings into wet ground and they generate their own roots.
Fun. Create dens, wigwams, teepees and tunnels.
Privacy. Create fedges (fence/hedge), acoustic and visual screens, and trellis.
Artistic. Create obelisks and structures.
Useful. Create raised beds and hurdles. Reduce river bank erosion.
Hardy across the UK.
Mix of varieties matched to your soil type.
Stand them in water until you plant
A living willow fedge
A living willow tunnel
How to plant
1
Keep them in a bucket of water until you plant.
2
Push in at least 20cm (9in) deep. 30cm (12in) is best. Plant while the cuttings are not in leaf.
3
Keep them wet at all times until the roots form. This takes a couple of months, depending on the season. Willow only grows if it has somewhere wet.
4
Choose your moment. The best time to plant is October to early April.
Shorter cuttings: with a 30cm cutting most of it is underground, leaving very little to grow leaves, so keep the area completely weed free. Shorter cuttings cost less, so for a large area it can be very cost effective to buy them and spend the time weeding.
Good to know
Pruning. For more side branches from a branch, cut it back in the winter. To stop a branch growing or reduce its length, cut it back in the summer.
Size. Up to 7 metres (24 feet) after four growing seasons. It will not grow much higher than 9 metres (28 to 30 feet), and pruning keeps it shorter.
Roots. Willow roots look for water. If you plan to plant near a house, get advice from an expert such as a structural engineer, or bury the pot to stop its roots getting out.
Hybrid willow. Very fast growing. Some grow taller and skinnier, ideal for structures that need flexibility. Others grow shorter and fatter, ideal for logs.
Varieties. We grow many hundreds, and a mix is generally best. A mix is less likely to succumb to disease and gives a longer season of catkins and leaves. We do not label them unless the listing says so.
Organic? We are not registered as organic as we choose not to pay the schemes for their logos. We do not use anything on our soil or willows that would be counted as non-organic. We see ourselves as organic but we can't state it in our listings.
Great for wildlife. Willow is one of the UK's first trees to flower, which matters for bees and other pollinators. It is one of the very best trees for supporting insect species, so it is attractive to birds and other wildlife. Our bees thrive on the pollen.
Delivery
Sent quickly from Earls Colne, Essex. Shipping costs include the mainland UK. If you live in the Highlands or islands of the UK, including Northern Ireland, please get in touch before you place an order. If you are in an area where couriers normally charge extra to deliver, get in touch and we can check your postcode before you order. If you prefer not to use our postage options, you can collect from us or arrange your own courier. Tell us before you order.
APHA/Plant Passport registered. We are registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for plant passports.
About us
We have been growing willows for many generations and have been selling on eBay since 1999. Ask us anything about willow and planting it. We have over 100,000 growing at our main site, and we have been eBay's most popular (and largest) willow seller for many years. Many other sellers have bought their stock from us.
Whether you are a householder wanting a willow arch or a farmer wanting to be self sufficient with biomass, we have the knowledge, staff, equipment and experience to deliver. Schools, theatres and TV and media companies: if you need special invoicing, get in touch from your organisation's email address and we can help.