Willow Weaving Rods
$12.00 "+ GST"
Dried (brown) willow weaving rods with their bark left on are prepared by the purchaser for use in making woven baskets, decorative household and garden items as well as sculptures and furniture.
The dry rods need to be re-hydrated in a water bath, trough, stream or pond for approximately 1 day for every foot of length.
Brown willow weaving rods are sold by Willow variety, then by length required – between 3 to 6 feet long – and then in bundles by weight (measured in 1 pound increments).
These willow rods will not produce viable plants as propagation sources, since the drying process ends their suitability for that purpose.
If you wish to purchase living willow rods for planting purposes, Strobe Willows do have limited supplies of tall living willow rods for sale in the spring each year.
Note that willow weaving rods must be picked up by Strobe Willows customers at the farm in Port Alberni. You could of course arrange for a courier to package and ship this product but this is very expensive and long- range sales are not the aim of our business.
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