Cultivation and Uses
The plant is a potential biomass source for biofuel energy generation.
In the Russian honey industry, the plant is used as a nectar source for honeybees.
- Basket weaving
The shoots (withies) are extensively used for basketmaking. It is one of the most important willows for this purpose after Salix viminalis, with several selected cultivars including: 'Black Maul', 'Grizette', 'Mottled Spaniards', 'Sarda', and 'Yellow Dutch'.
Woven withies have been used in the creation of the large outdoor sculpture "Willow Man", located near Bridgwater in England.
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