Tall shrub or small tree. Bark fissured. Branchlets eventually yellowish brown. Leaves linear, long-pointed, to about 15 cm long, dull above, silky-hairy below, the margins bent back. Catkins appearing before the leaves.

Europe, N Asia

Once used for basketry.

Naturalised in the Kosciusco region of New South Wales where introduced for erosion control.

Leaves linear, long-pointed, crowded, densely hairy below, margins turned under.

Source: Spencer, R. (1997). Salicaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.