There are over 100 different species of the willow family. Most people are familiar with what they look like. If you aren't familiar, you can go to Google Images and type in "willow trees" to see many photos of them.
In a survival situation, the outer bark can be cut off and the thin inner layer can be scraped off with a knife and eaten. You can cut it in strips and then cook it like spaghetti. You can also dry the scrapes and powdered it into flour.
Willow bark can also be used as cordage. To learn about how to make your own cordage, you can go to this link that has images along with the steps (link).
Besides cordage, you can also make willow baskets (link).
There is no limit on the things that you can make with willow. Because of the flexibility of willow branches you can make all sorts of things. You can make pack frames, quickie bows, use for a bowdrill set, or just make into stick figures for entertainment.
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