Salix caprea ‘French Pink Pussy’

Hey, that’s what the tag said, and who could pass up ‘French Pink Pussy’, certainly not the Nymphalids who love to eat it; they even spend the winter snug in a silken tube inside it. If you are not into butterflies you can always cut branches in mid winter and watch the fuzzy catkins swell and burst open prematurely, over the years the springy branches have been used for baskets and caning chairs not to mention some kinkier caning as well.