3. White willow - Saule blanc (Salix alba)

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NL : The white willow is frequent in the low countries and grows spontaneously on wet soils. It used to be planted and trimmed around meadow plots. Unfortunately, we are seeing fewer and fewer pollard willows, but they are beautiful landscape elements. A lot of utensils were braided with willows or wines. There are multiple species and crossbreeds, each with differently colored twigs. In the past, these were cut annually from specially grown mini knot shapes or stews. Willow wood is great for clogs, kitchen utensils, toys and stems because it is light, soft, odorless and pliable and does not splinter much.

FR : Les saules blancs se rencontrent fréquemment dans le plat pays sur des sols gorgés d'eau, ou encore plantés le long des prairies, en guise de clôtures. Ils sont alors souvent taillés en têtard. Malheureusement, les paysages caractérisés par les saules têtards se font de plus en plus rares. Il existe de nombreuses espèces et hybrides de saules, chacun a une couleur différente de rameaux. Auparavant, ces rameaux (l'osier) étaient coupés chaque année sur des saules têtards miniatures cultivés spécialement dans ce but. On en fabriquait de nombreux objets utilitaires. Le bois de saule convient particulièrement bien à la confection de sabots, d'outils ménagers, de jouets et de manches en raison de sa légèreté, de sa souplesse, de son absence d'odeur et du fait qu'il ne produit pas d'échardes.

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Wemmel

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