rubra ‘Harrisons Brown’

Rubra is a natural hybrid found in many locations in the UK and throughout Europe where the two species grow near each other. It produces a tall shrub or small tree 10-20ft high. Many selections have been made and as the rods are long and flexible they have been used for 100’s of years for basketry. All rubras have green undersides to the leaves.  ‘Harrisons B’ has thicker stems and larger leaves than ‘Harrisons’. They are both very vigorous growers for us in VT and make lots of rods from very dense stools (the term for coppiced willows).