These are BARE ROOTED plants which can be planted from the end of October untuil May and will be dispatched as soon as the weather turns cold and they become dormant.The dispatch date depends on the Autumn temperature and varies from year to year. S. caprea is a rounded deciduous shrub or small tree with broadly elliptic leaves greyish beneath, and large grey catkins in spring Growing Details: Common Name: PussyWillow / Goat Willow Genus: Salix Species: Caprea Skill Level: Beginner Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade Hardiness: Hardy Soil type: Clay/heavy, Moist, Boggy Height: 1500cm Spread: 600cm Description: The basic species of goat willow, also known as great sallow or pussywillow, is a bushy upright large shrub or medium-sized tree, up to 15m (50ft) high and found growing in damp woodlands and hedgerows.