Correct Option: C

The cricket bat is exclusively made from a variety of White Willow called Cricket Bat Willow (Salix alba var. caerulea), treated with raw (unboiled) linseed oil, which has a protective function. Salix alba var. caerulea is tough, durable, light, springy, straight grained and white. Stumps and bales are made of Morus (Mulberry). Salix purpurea (given as an option in the question) is the purple osier willow, the twigs of which are used to make baskets, lobsterand crab-pots and furniture.