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Salix alba caerulea
Cricket bat willow
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Latin Name: Salix alba caerulea
Common Name: Cricket bat willow
Family: Salicaceae(Click to Search)
Author: (Sm.)Sm.
Known Hazards: None known
Habitat: Low lying or hilly ground, usually on wet soils[7].
Mature Height: 25
Mature Width: 10
Habit: Tree
General Uses: Young stems are very flexible and are used in basket making[13, 46, 61]. The plant is usually coppiced annually when grown for basket making, though it is possible to coppice it every two years if thick poles are required as uprights.
The bark can be used for tying plants[61].
A fibre obtained from the stems is used in making paper[189]. The stems are harvested in spring or summer, the leaves are removed and the stems steamed until the fibres can be stripped. The fibres are cooked for 2 hours with lye and then beaten with mallets or put through a blender. The paper is red/brown in colour[189].
A fast growing tree and tolerant of maritime exposure, it can be grown as a shelterbelt[75].
Wood - elastic, soft, easy to split, does not splinter. Cultivated for its specialist use in making cricket bats and artificial limbs, it is also used for construction, turnery, poles, toolhandles etc[11, 46, 61]. Also used to make charcoal[11].
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