| General Description | This species is considered globally threatened and has been place on the IUCN Red List. |
| Cultivation | Tolerant of infertile and drier soils. |
| Notable Specimens | Spooky Hollow, Port Dover, Ontario, Canada. Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Smooth, pale grey park with grey-downy shoots. |
| Leaf Description | Leaves 4-10 cm, broadly ovate or oval, a dull rugose green above, and white-grey downy beneath, |
| Flower Description | Male catkins grow to 5-10 cm in clusters of 3-4. |
| Fruit Description | Fruit to 1.5 cm, ovoid, appearing in bunches of 4-12, sessile or shortly stalked. |
