Salix caprea
Boswilg / Goat willow
Salicaceae (Wilgenfamilie)Asia (central), Europe (whole)
Edible plant part (0)
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Goat willow belongs to the small trees-large shrubs in the food forest. Fully grown the plant has an average height of 2 to 9 meter .
It loses its leaves in september.
Disclaimer:
The types of cultivars and hybrids in this database have been carefully chosen for good quality
properties for food forests. They do not mean instant success. Food forestry
is still a young field in which it is a core value to have the right plant in the right place
and to focus on great diversity.
foto: Hornbeam Arts, https://www.flickr.com/photos/hornbeam/8646883539
foto: Hornbeam Arts, https://www.flickr.com/photos/hornbeam/8646883539
foto: Willow, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salix_caprea_028.jpg
Growth factors
- Frost (whole plant)
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very strong frost
cold frost
mild frost
light frost
no frost
- Soil moisture
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inundation
wet
moist
dry
drought
- Soil acidity
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very acid
acid
slightly acid
neutral
alkaline
- Soil fertility
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very rich
rich
average
poor
very poor
Voorkeur
Ongeschikt
Flowering and pollination
- Flowering period (peak)
- end of march