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The Willows are introduced species from other countries the last several years they have been eradicated from our waterways where I live as a pest species the Twisted Willow is a decorative exotic to us. All Willows can give results the cricket bat proves that but this pen is beaut I have never seen a burl of Willow before.
You can buy these from George a friend of Marks in Sth Australia his freight cost anywhere in the world 10.00 dollars he says for three in a 250gm parcel. On his web site The home of Australian native & introduced trees and shrubs PEN blanks – George's Bits of Timber they were 12.00 AU each on a sale on the net when? The labelling Australian #33B TORTUOSA WILLOW tree BURL-Stabilised Clear as knife blanks.