These form a lovely small, umbrella-like, male tree with stiffly pendulous branches. Each year these carry attractive silvery catkins studded with golden anthers in late winter to spring. Fully hardy, with dark green leaves with a silvery-grey-green underside in summer. In mid-to-late spring, the bare branches are covered in 'silver pussies' that turn into golden male catkins, these are superb in cut-flower arrangements.
An ideal tree for a small garden. It will grow no taller than its current size but will thicken right out year after year to provide an ever-better show.