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-like leaves. Neither tree will stand a chance in the north.Salix exigua - the coyote willow. This is a bit of a wild card choice. I choose it because, unlike most willows, that grow big and fast this is a much wispier plant that spreads by suckers

The whole world seems to be teeming with life at the moment: the birdsong is delightful, the snails are on the march (in spite of my discovering at least three huge hibernation areas during the winter) and the plants are growing at phenomenal speed

you once had one stem you then have many which, depending on the variety, have different uses. Ash has always been used for arrows, sweet chestnut for fencing pales, willow for weaving and (in this case) hazel for pea sticks and hedge-laying.We drag