| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 8-15 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Other: 1.25 to 1.73 inch long catkins of grayish-white flowers with yellow anthers |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Medicinal Herb |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Mg (Magnesium) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
