Creeping Willow

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Europe

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Jamie Blackburn, Heronswood

Description

Shrub with creeping habit and ascending stems, the previous year's shoots thick, dark, pubescent. Leaves obovate, more or less outspread, short, firm, with widely spaced sharp, glandular teeth, both sides dense and long-silky pubescent, eventually becoming dull gray-green above with hook-form hairs, the margin revoluted, 5-8 vein pairs, stipules frequently present; catkins ovate.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5