Are all kinds of Willow safe?
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Are all kinds of Willow safe?
I have a neighbor with a nice looking willow tree. I notice they trim it up every now and then and I was thinking to go ask them if I could have their trimmings to make willow balls for my bunnies. But I'm not sure what kind it is. I could maybe get a picture. 

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Re: Are all kinds of Willow safe?
I don't know of any unsafe willow. I think we have 7 different willows on our farm and the rabbits seem to prefer some over others consistently, but if it's a question of no willow or one of the less preferred they eat it. If you're sure it's willow (salix) then I'd feed it.
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Re: Are all kinds of Willow safe?

To the best of my knowledge all species of Salix are safe. If you have any doubts that you are talking about anything other than a true willow, posting a picture or two would be a good safeguard. Or you could do an image search to verify the species.
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Re: Are all kinds of Willow safe?
Okay this is a reeeeeeeeally bad picture...um, not sure if you will be able to tell by this. I just took it from my back yard. If you need me to get a close up or pictures of the leaves I can lol. Let me know if this will or won't work. 



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Re: Are all kinds of Willow safe?
I'm quite sure it is a weeping willow - excellent for bunnies! I have a huge one and fed cuttings from it regularly to my rabbits. Check under it after wind storms too! You can even dry it for future use -- just hang it in small bundles out of the sun and rain.
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