Difference between revisions of "Common Osier"

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Plant Characteristics
Habit		shrub
Height:	⇕	8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. to 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Width:	⇔	15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring

Scientific Names
Salicaceae >	Salix >	viminalis >

Read about Common Osier in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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 |genus=Salix
 |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