Hutchinson's Red

Dormant Cuttings for planting:

Each bundle consists of ten 11” long dormant cuttings. Minimum order per shipment is 5 bundles of any variety. The price per bundle is $30.00

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Salix purpurea ‘Hutchinson’s Red’

'Hutchinson’s Red’ is known as a very popular basket willow. It is a vigorous grower with beautiful, straight and slender rods. Its rods are sought after by weavers and artisans alike. Ours is a cultivar from Dunbar Gardens, Mt Vernon, WA, originating in Canada. It’s summer structure and deep burgundy color stems, fall through winter, is one of the popular reasons for planting ‘Hutchinson’s Red’ — Beauty throughout all seasons.

‘Hutchinson’s Red’ stands out in mass plantings or when paired with high-contrast varieties like ‘Jagiellonka’, ‘Jaune de falaise’, ‘Light Dicks’, and ‘Britzensis’. For a subtle gradient of colors, consider combining it with ‘Daphnoides’, ‘Dark Dicks’, ‘Jagiellonka’, or ‘Dick Meadows’.

Dried rod color: Reddish Brown

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Uses:

• Valued by weavers and artisans for its many slender and flexible rods of beautiful and rich color

• Great winter color for the garden

• Prized in ornamental landscape: in mass or in groupings

• Good for living structures

• Good for creating hedges or fedges

• When coppiced it provides lots of rods

• Great in summer floral arrangements

On our farm we feature ‘Hutchinson’s Red’ in groupings along with ‘Britzensis’, ‘Black Maul’, and 'Harrisons' for a stunning contrast. We have also made privacy fedges for seating areas in the garden.

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Dormant Cuttings for planting living structures and fedges:

This variety is also sold in bundles of Dormant Cuttings. Each rod is 5’-7’ long. The minimum quantity is 50 rods for each variety ordered as a Dormant Rod Bundle. Each Dormant Rod Bundle is $250.00. To purchase or to find out more about buying longer dormant starts for planting, please complete this estimate form.