Flower Notes:
White (Dioecious, grayish-white catkins (1" long); early spring)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Blue-green summer foliage; no appreciable fall color)
Soil Notes:
Prefers moist to wet soils
Diagnostic Characteristics:
The long, narrow leaves (2-4" long by 0.1-0.3" wide) are alternate (sometimes opposite), simple, oblanceolate with small stipules sometimes present. Young stems are purple and mature to gray-green.
