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‘Osier’ is a loose term covering a number of species of willow (Salix) which are coppiced in one form or another. Terminology, and the species involved varies both regionally and according to the purpose for which they are grown. Traditionally every lowland village and hamlet had its osiers for basketwork, eel traps, thatching spars, firewood,...