Hooker willow

Leaves

Form

• Broadly oval, tip blunt or rounded
• Silky hairs on lower surface, especially along the midvein
• Stipules absent or very small

Length

• 4–10 cm

Colour

• Upper surface shiny yellowish-green
• Lower surface bluish-green

Margin

• Wavy-toothed or smooth, sometimes with gland-tipped teeth toward the base

Buds

Form

• Pointed, pressed against the twig, closely spaced
• Densely hairy
• Covered with a single scale
• No true terminal bud; end bud originates as a lateral bud
• Flower buds larger than leaf buds
• Leaf scars V-shaped, with 3 vein scars
• Stipule scars on either side

Colour

• Reddish-brown

Twigs

Form

• Stout
• Covered with woolly hairs for the first 2 or 3 years

Colour

• Dark brown
• Hairs grey
• Lenticels orange

Flowers

Form

• Catkins on hairy shoots with bract-like leaves

Structure

• Dioecious

Floral timing

• Before the leaves

Fruits

Form

• Fruit capsules hairless

Bark

Form

• Shallowly furrowed, with tight scales

Colour

• Light reddish-brown

Size

Height

• To 7 m

Range

Along the Pacific coast, northward to Alaska