Characteristic 1
Frosted branches: young twigs are blue-white frosted.
Exception: after pruning, new twigs are not frosted for a while.
1a Shrub 1.5 to 3 m H; upright twigs and not drooping; buds somewhat bulbous; leaf colour from green (spring) to blue-grey in summer; twigs purple and mostly twig ends white frosted; leaves 7-10 cm L
► Salix irrorata
1b Shrub or small tree to approx. 5 m H; young twigs purple and bare, white frosted, twigs often horizontal and even arching; leaves 5-15 cm L, 0.7-2 cm B; stipules fall off
► Salix acutifolia
1c Shrub or small tree, 5 - 10 m H; young twigs purplish and glabrous, white frosted, twigs detached or erect (sometimes drooping); leaves 5-8.8 cm L, 10-20 mm W. Characteristic: petiole begins at the bud. Stipules persistent. Catkins buds are swollen and remarkably reddish-yellow coloured. In leaves of terminal twigs, underside only initially hairy. Sometimes only hairs on the veins. Usually female specimens are observed.
Linked to Euura acutifolia
