Hooker’s Willow is a perennial and grows catkins that are a light green, fuzzy and have pollen poking out from the sides and grow up right. They have alternate long oval shaped deciduous leaves, flexible shoots/branches. They can grow up to 18 feet tall. Hooker’s Willow produces 2 types of catkins, pollen producing and seed producing. (Deur)

Hooker’s Willow is especially good for weaving material, wood, and medicine. Different parts of the plants can be used for a lot of other things like fishing lures, fish traps, and make good fire starters when rotated quickly on other firm pieces of wood. The bark is extremely useful in medicine as it contains a chemical called salicin which has similar properties to aspirin. The ancestral Quinault were especially knowledgeable in different ways it could be used for medicine. Simmering the bark in water can create a tea that acts as a painkiller and an anti-inflammatory. Mashing it into a paste and adding it to water, traditionally ocean water, creates a salve used on cuts/injuries to speed up the healing process and close wounds. (Deur)

Hooker’s Willows are often found in moist swampy areas or on the coast along rivers, ponds, or the ocean. (Pojar)

 Willows can grow in any kind of soil, but prefer more acidity and a very moist area. If taken from cuttings you should plant from June-August, they have the best chance of staying alive. For the best chance of all of them living you should space them about 15 inches apart. (Deur)