What kind of willow tree has the best branches for making a willow switch?

Question

What kind of willow tree has the best branches for making a willow switch?

Answer 1

well......it depends where you live as there are 350 species on this planet...:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow

Your local willow shall suffice....test it first, by bending it to 180 degrees, see if it holds. That's the great thing about willows, their ability to resist bending and twisting...