Willow Purple Dicks

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Willow Purple Dicks

Species: Purpurea ‘Leicestershire Dicks’
  • Want to weave baskets or wreaths from willow? This is your best choice.

 

  • Features blue colored leaves and stems that turn from red to purple after frost

 

  • Can grow 6’ to 10’ rods that can be harvested and used for weaving

 

  • To keep the best color and correct size, coppice (cut to the ground) yearly to produce new growth yearly

 

  • Prefers sunny but moist conditions, soil type not real important

 

  • Never plant willows by septic fields, houses, or driveways

 

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https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plant-collections/plant-finder/salix-purpurea-leicestershire-dicks-purpleosier-willow

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