Description
Small, broad, slow growing deciduous shrub (H 0,3-0,5 m, depands as well on grafting height, W 0,7-1 m). Crown low, pillow-shaped, dense. Branches widely spreading to prostrate, eventually hanging, densely arranged. Bark on young shoots brown. Leaves lanceolate to ovate (2-3,5 cm), grey-green to light green, underneath densely hairy, lighter. Flowers in clusters, catkins (1-1,5 cm), silver-grey to yellow. Flowering period: April. Seeds numerous, very tiny, with grey-white hairs. Ripening time: May. A tough species, normally withstands urban conditions, cold and drought; it prefers sufficiently drained, light, partly sandy, always moderately moist soils. Good also as a container-plant.