purpurea ‘Packing Twine’

An Irish selection that obviously has long thin stems with very few branchlets that are perfect for fine basket work—it may be the best willow for this purpose as the rods are so long and slender. So fine you could even tie packages with it! We coppice it each April and it produces an abundance of 6–8ft rods. ‘Packing Twine’ is a vigorous and dense grower, so it would make great hedge to protect against deer. It dries green and brown. This is a female selection.