Flowers:
White (Corymbs of 6-8 white to cream flowers (0.75" dia.))
Foliage:
Silver (Handsome silvery, willow-like foliage; no appreciable fall color)
Fruit:
Brown (Sparsely produced and not ornamentally important)
Soil:
Widely adaptable to different soils
Range:
Southeastern Europe and western Asia
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1.5-3.5" long by 0.25-0.75" wide) are alternate, simple, and narrow-lanceolate to elliptical. New leaves emerge with strong pubescence that eventually falls off of the upper surface at maturity.
