Habitat: Riparian, Open Forest, Interior, Sub-alpine, Grassland, Disturbed Sites
Hardiness Zone: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Soil: Well-drained, Moist, Wet, Rocky, Humus, Acidic, Sandy
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Flower Colour: Yellow-brown catkins
Flowering Period: April, May, June
Usage: Outstanding reclamation species; hardy; does well on steep slopes for erosion control, grows in a wide variety of soil types.

Small tree or shrub, with distinctive saw-tooth edged leaves, commonly found as a pioneering species on avalanche tracks.