Frank is a basket willow we grow from our own coppiced stools at Harmony Springs Farm in Blountville, Tennessee. It puts up long, reddish rods for basketry and living willow work.

Hand-cut from our own coppiced stools at Harmony Springs Farm in Blountville, Tennessee.

GOOD FOR - Basket weavers looking for something different - Longer weaving rods - Living willow fences, fedges and hedges

FROM OUR BEDS In our 2026 field count, second-year Frank stools averaged about 14 rods per stool, about 6 ft tall.

A NOTE ON THE NAME We grow and sell this willow under the name it came to us with. Its exact species hasn't been confirmed, and we'd rather tell you that than guess.

PAIRS WELL WITH Dark Dicks for larger basketry rods, or Holland for tall, straight rods.

GROWING Full sun, moist to wet soil. Coppice every winter for the straightest rods.

WHAT YOU GET 10 dormant willow cuttings, 10-12 inches, bundled and labeled, with planting instructions.

SHIPS IN WINTER Cuttings are harvested while dormant and shipped in winter, timed to your growing zone.

Free shipping on 4+ bundles ($80+). Orders under $80 ship for $15 flat.

New to willow? Read our guide on how to grow willow for weaving rods.