Common Osier - Revision history

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Common Osier
| status =

secure
| image = Salix-viminalis.JPG
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Common Osier foliage
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Salicaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Willow|Salix]]''
| species = '''''S. viminalis'''''
| binomial = ''Salix viminalis''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}

The '''Common Osier''' (''Salix viminalis'') also known simply as '''Osier''', is a many-branched [[shrub]]by species of [[willow]] (''Salix''). They usually grow to between 3-6 m in height. It has long, straight branches with exceptionally long, slender leaves, around 10-15 cm in length but only 1 cm broad. The flexible twigs means that it is commonly used in [[basket]]ry, giving rise to its alternative common name of "basket willow". Another increasing use is in [[energy forestry]]

The leaves are dark green, with a silky grey underside; the male [[catkin]]s are yellow and oval-shaped, and appear in early [[Spring (season)|Spring]] before the leaves. In contrast, the female catkins are longer and more cylindrical, appearing around the same time as the leaves.

Osiers are commonly found by streams and other wet places. They are widespread throughout both [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and [[Ireland]], but only at lower [[altitude]]s. It is one of the least variable willows, but it will [[hybrid]]ise with others.

{{Commons|Salix viminalis}}

[[Category:Salicaceae|Osier, Common]]
[[Category:Flora of Europe]]
[[Category:Flora of Estonia]]
[[Category:Flora of the United Kingdom]]

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 |species=viminalis
-|common_name=Common Osier, Osier Willow, �Hemp willow
+|common_name=Common Osier, Osier Willow, Hemp willow
 |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 |habit=shrub

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 |genus=Salix
 |species=viminalis
-|common_name=Common Osier, Osier Willow
+|common_name=Common Osier, Osier Willow, �Hemp willow
 |habit=shrub
-|Min ht box=3
+|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
-|Min ht metric=m
+|Min ht box=8
-|Max ht box=6
+|Min ht metric=ft
-|Max ht metric=m
+|Max ht box=20
 |lifespan=perennial
 |exposure=sun
 |water=wet, moist
 |Temp Metric=°F
 |image=Salix-viminalis.JPG
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+|familia=Salicaceae
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+|image=Salix-viminalis.JPG
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+|image_caption=Common Osier foliage
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 Salix viminalis. Osier Willow. A shrub or small tree, 10-20 ft. high: branches slender and straight: lvs. linear-lanceolate, beautifully silvery, 4-10 in. long; margins revolute, entire: aments appearing before the lvs., golden yellow. Eu., Asia.—Grown for basket material, for the production of which the plants are cut near the ground every year.
-Var. Gmelinii, Anderss. (var. songarica, Regel). Fls. with the lvs.; ovary sessile, obtuse with a short and thick style and long stigmas. Russia, N. and Cent. Asia.
+Var. gmelinii, Anderss. (var. songarica, Regel). Fls. with the lvs.; ovary sessile, obtuse with a short and thick style and long stigmas. Russia, N. and Cent. Asia.
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 Salix viminalis. Osier Willow. A shrub or small tree, 10-20 ft. high: branches slender and straight: lvs. linear-lanceolate, beautifully silvery, 4-10 in. long; margins revolute, entire: aments appearing before the lvs., golden yellow. Eu., Asia.—Grown for basket material, for the production of which the plants are cut near the ground every year.
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-Salix viminalis, Linn. Osier Willow. A shrub or small tree, 10-20 ft. high: branches slender and straight: lvs. linear-lanceolate, beautifully silvery, 4-10 in. long; margins revolute, entire: aments appearing before the lvs., golden yellow. Eu., Asia.—Most often seen in plantations for basket material, for the production of which the plants are cut near the ground every year. Willow-culture in experienced hands is often profitable. (For details, see Simpson, Osier Culture, Bull. 19, Div. of For., U. S. Dept. Agric. 1898.) This species does not thrive in this country as well as in Eu.
+Salix viminalis. Osier Willow. A shrub or small tree, 10-20 ft. high: branches slender and straight: lvs. linear-lanceolate, beautifully silvery, 4-10 in. long; margins revolute, entire: aments appearing before the lvs., golden yellow. Eu., Asia.—Grown for basket material, for the production of which the plants are cut near the ground every year.
 }}
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+==Cultivation==
-{{Taxobox
+{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
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+===Propagation===
-| image = Salix-viminalis.JPG
+{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| image_width = 240px
-| image_caption = Common Osier foliage
+===Pests and diseases===
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
-| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
+==Species==
-| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
+<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->
-| familia = [[Salicaceae]]
-| genus = ''[[Willow|Salix]]''
+==Gallery==
-| species = '''''S. viminalis'''''
+{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->
-The '''Common Osier''' (''Salix viminalis'') also known simply as '''Osier''', is a many-branched [[shrub]]by species of [[willow]] (''Salix''). They usually grow to between 3-6 m in height. It has long, straight branches with exceptionally long, slender leaves, around 10-15 cm in length but only 1 cm broad. The flexible twigs means that it is commonly used in [[basket]]ry, giving rise to its alternative common name of "basket willow". Another increasing use is in [[energy forestry]]
+<gallery>
-The leaves are dark green, with a silky grey underside; the male [[catkin]]s are yellow and oval-shaped, and appear in early [[Spring (season)|Spring]] before the leaves. In contrast, the female catkins are longer and more cylindrical, appearing around the same time as the leaves.
+==References==
-Osiers are commonly found by streams and other wet places. They are widespread throughout both [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and [[Ireland]], but only at lower [[altitude]]s. It is one of the least variable willows, but it will [[hybrid]]ise with others.
+==External links==
-{{Commons|Salix viminalis}}
+{{stub}}
-[[Category:Salicaceae|Osier, Common]]
+<!--  in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions!    -->

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