Salix fragilis is a common native species and prefers damp
soils and because of this they are often found lowland woodlands, by the edges
of water such as canals and long river banks.Is a shrubby plant with a domed
crown, the branches are dense and matted coming from very near the base of the
trunk. The leaves are long, thin and
glossy with toothed edges.
An interesting fact about Crack-willow is that if its
brittle twigs break of and lodge itself in soil it can grow into a new plant.
Willow whips have started to be used to create living structures, used as
securing soils and supporting river beds.
Crack willow has been used and found beneficial in the use
of Phytoremediation, this means that planting of this plant in polluted wetland
areas could be a cheaper and more naturalistic way of cleaning polluted river
banks or wet areas.
This crack willow was found in the Umist Campus near Piccadilly
station. These trees are looking in great condition, tall and strong. This could
be due to the good tree bed they were growing in, it looked very larger for the
crack willow. With small low lying grasses shrubs and ivy which isn’t constricting
growth.
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