{"id":1625,"date":"2018-08-27T10:15:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T09:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?page_id=1625"},"modified":"2019-01-22T14:24:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T14:24:07","slug":"willow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?page_id=1625","title":{"rendered":"Willow (or Sallow)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0510-1500x1000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1632\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0510-1500x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0510-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0510-1500x1000-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0510-1500x1000-400x267.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0510-1500x1000-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0510-1500x1000-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>Willows can be found in many places in the wood often preferring damp locations, such as here, squeezed between Rowbourne Brook and Hut Glade. Willows (or Sallows as the broad-leafed UK species are often called) are important food plants for butterflies, in particular the Purple Emperor. Often they are coppiced and will regrow to substantial bushes, as below in Brook Glade (West).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0527-1050x700.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1634\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0527-1050x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0527-1050x700.jpg 1050w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0527-1050x700-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0527-1050x700-400x267.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0527-1050x700-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0527-1050x700-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0528-1050x700.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1635\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0528-1050x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0528-1050x700.jpg 1050w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0528-1050x700-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0528-1050x700-400x267.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0528-1050x700-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0528-1050x700-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a>Most of the willows in the wood are Goat Willows (Great Sallow) and another coppiced Goat Willow can be seen here where the Blue trail enters Justice Hill glade from the south:-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0952-700x1050.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1636\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0952-700x1050.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0952-700x1050.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0952-700x1050-67x100.jpg 67w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0952-700x1050-267x400.jpg 267w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0952-700x1050-533x800.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a>Unlike many willows, the Goat Willow has oval leaves with a point which curls over, as on the above tree:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0616-700x525.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1637\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0616-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0616-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0616-700x525-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0616-700x525-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The above willow was re-pollarded in October 2018:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/willows.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1793\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/willows.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1009\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/willows.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/willows-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/willows-396x400.jpg 396w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/willows-768x775.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/willows-793x800.jpg 793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, other willows found in the wood seem to have longer leaves and may be the Grey Willow (Common Sallow) or hybrids of the two:-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0948-1050x700.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1638\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0948-1050x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0948-1050x700.jpg 1050w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0948-1050x700-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0948-1050x700-400x267.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0948-1050x700-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0948-1050x700-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0637-700x525.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1639\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0637-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0637-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0637-700x525-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0637-700x525-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>This coppiced willow on Yellow Trail next to the camp boundary is different again and appears to be Eared Willow or a hybrid Eared\/Goat:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0950-1050x700.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0950-1050x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0950-1050x700.jpg 1050w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0950-1050x700-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0950-1050x700-400x267.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0950-1050x700-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0950-1050x700-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a>The leaves are quite different to those shown above:-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0951-1050x700.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1641\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0951-1050x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0951-1050x700.jpg 1050w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0951-1050x700-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0951-1050x700-400x267.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0951-1050x700-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0951-1050x700-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180923_144103-1050x510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1747\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180923_144103-1050x510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180923_144103-1050x510.jpg 1050w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180923_144103-1050x510-100x49.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180923_144103-1050x510-400x194.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180923_144103-1050x510-768x373.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180923_144103-1050x510-800x389.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a>Another view of the Sallows in Hut Glade.<\/p>\n<p>Back to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?page_id=1221\">Trees<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willows can be found in many places in the wood often preferring damp locations, such as here, squeezed between Rowbourne Brook and Hut Glade. 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