Plant Details

Salix repens

Creeping Willow

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General Information

Scientific name: Salix repens
Also known as: Creeping Willow

Plant Properties

Layer: Shrub
Size: Medium
Height: 1.00 m
Width: 1.50 m
Growth Rate: Slow
Leaf: Deciduous

Growth conditions

USDA Hardiness: 4-8
Soil Moisture:
Moist
Soil:
Sand (light) Loam (medium) Clay (heavy)
pH:
Acidic Neutral Alkaline
Light:
Full sun, Partial shade

Usage properties

Edible part:
Inner bark
Edibility:
(1)
Medicinal:
(1)
Features:
Pioneer species

Description

Inner bark - raw or cooked. It can be dried, ground into powder, and then added to grain flour to make bread and such. It has a very bitter taste and is only used as food during famine, when all other options have been exhausted. Young shoots - cooked. Not very tasty.

Harvest Data

Start Harvest: 01/09
End of Harvest: 28/02