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You want the inner bark of the tree. Look for a tree that is already damaged, if possible, but still alive, or freshly dead. Rain soaking the bark will leech out the good stuff if it's not still...

I've had no adverse reaction to any of the willows I've touched. I'd definately recommend doing a skin test with anything to check for allergies before using it.. you sure don't want to eat something...

dangit.. I forgot about baskets.. thats a good use for weeping willow for sure!!
There is one growing at the head of my grandad's grave. Maybe when I go clean up the site in the spring I'll have a...

and just to toss it in, it was white willow, not weeping willow that was used in making the old aspririn, and for firemaking I use black willow.
They look completely different from one another.
I...