Harvesting Willow as a Cash Crop

Most people buy and grow willow to become a large tree. But willows can also be grown to produce a cash crop of raw material for decorative arrangements, basketry, furniture, and even products like tree and garden stakes. Whether you are selling ornamental plant selections at the farmers market or looking for the easiest ways to make money through native plant propagation, growing willows for production is important knowledge to have.
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☀️About our Growing Zone:
Lopez Island is in the Maritime Pacific Northwest Zone 8A . Summertime temperatures rarely exceed 70F with occasional maximums in the 80s. Wintertime temperatures rarely go below 32F with occasional lows in the low 20s. Our farm is on a south facing slope at 220ft of elevation with unobstructed sunshine for the majority of the day.
Below is the complete list of willow, poplar, and dogwood varieties we currently have on our farm (varieties we mention in this video are marked with an asterisk). Questions? Please let us know. We'll do our best to answer!
Below is the complete list of willow, poplar, and dogwood varieties we currently have on our farm (varieties we mention in this video are marked with an asterisk). Questions? Please let us know. We'll do our best to answer!
Americana Willow
Aquatica Gigantea Germany Willow
Aquatica Gigantea Korso Willow
Balfour Willow
Balsam, Pear-leaf Willow
Basfordiana Willow
Bayberry, Blueleaf Willow
Black Cottonwood Poplar
Black Maul Willow
Black Pussy Willow
Blackskin Willow
Bleu Willow
Blue Streak Willow
Bouton Aigu Willow
Brittany Green Willow
Britzensis Willow
Calliantha Willow
Caprea Select Willow
Caradoc Willow
Cardinal Willow
Chermesina Willow
Continental Osier Willow
Continental Purple Willow
Cottonwood Poplar
Coyote, Narrowleaf, Sandbar Willow
Crack Willow
Creeping Silver Willow
Dappled Willow
Dark Dicks Willow
Dicky Meadows Willow
Dwarf Arctic Willow
Eastern Black Willow
Eugene Willow
Fantail Willow
Farndon Willow
Flame Willow
Flame Yellow Willow
Flanders Red Willow
Forked Catkin Willow
Fransgeel Rood Willow
Golden Corkscrew Willow
Golden Curls Willow
Golden Weeping Willow
Golden Willow
Goldstones Willow
Green Dicks Willow
Grey Willow
Hairy Willow
Hakuro Nishiki Willow
Harrisons Willow
Holland Willow
Holme, Calodendron Willow
Hooker, Coastal, Dune Willow
Hutchinsons Yellow Bark Willow
Hybrid Willow
Irette Willow
Jagiellonka Willow
Japanese Pink Pussy, Mount Aso Willow
Japanese, Miyabe Sx64 Willow
Japanese, Miyabe Willow
Jaune de Falaise Willow
Kaat Willow
Kilmarnock, Weeping Goat Willow
Lambertiana Willow
Leicestershire Dicks Willow
Lemoine's Improved Willow
Light Dicks Willow
Lombardy Poplar
MacKenzie Willow
Nancy Saunders Willow
Navajo, Globe Willow
Noire de Villaines Willow
Ogon Willow
Oka Willow
Pacific, Shining, Red, Whiplash Willow
Packing Twine Willow
Peach Leaf Willow
Pink Delight Willow
Pussy, Goat, French Pussy Willow
Rabbit's Foot Willow
Ramshorn Willow
Red Osier, Red Twig Dogwood
Red Rocket Willow
Rose-gold Pussy Willow
Rosea, Pink Goat Willow
Rouge Ardennais Willow
Rubykins Willow
S365 Showtime Willow
Salix purpurea x daphnoides Willow
Scarlet Curls Willow
Schwerin’s Willow
Scouler, Western Pussy Willow
Silky Purple Willow
Sitka Willow
Smith's Willow
Stewartstown Willow
Streamco Willow
Sunny Twist Curly Willow
Tricolor Willow
Vermont Red Willow
Vigorella Willow
Violet Beauty Willow
Weeping Pussy, Weeping Japanese, Waterfall Willow
Weeping Willow
Whissender Willow
Winter Glory Willow
Winter Green Willow
Wisconsin Weeping Willow
Yellowtwig Dogwood

[@Gustaf1965]

I don't feel like pollarding a willow to 2-3 feet would keep it above deer browsing height. I would recommendmore like 8 feet if deer are a serious issue (like they are where I live).

[@dingdongsgarden]

Good point. Thanks. Pollarding can be any height but should be higher if it's specifically for deer protection. Another thing we didn't mention is rutting. Deer can really abuse a young coppiced tree by rubbing the trunk with their antlers.

[@temi12]

Hola amigos saludos muy bonitas naturaleza bendiciones

[@mts7274]

There are way too many 'common' names used for willow, and it gets really confusing when trying to purchase cuttings from a nursery just to get a fast growing, tall hedge or natural privacy fence. Basket Willow, Sandbar Willow, Biomass Willow, Hybrid Willow, Energy Willow... why make it so confusing?

[@dingdongsgarden]

I agree. Also, many willows can serve dual purposes so some willow can be in almost all of those categories. But I do think those categories might be useful for people starting out. With so many willows choose from, it can be hard to figure out where to begin. - Mark

[@DTA-me3kv]

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