Description
Large, bushy, widely spreading deciduous shrub (H 3-4 m, W 4-5 m). Crown rounded to flattened spherical, open, irregular, picturesque. Branches upright to open, flat, bent, irregularly bent. Bark on young shoots longitudinaly shallowly ribbed, glossy, dark brown. Leaves lanceolate (10-15 cm), glossy, bright green to dark green. Flowers in clusters, catkins (2-3 cm), silver-grey to yellow. Flowering period: March-April. A male variety, only male flowers. Requires humus-rich, always moist, neutral to acidic soils.