Mount Aso' is a bushy shrub reaching about 1.5m, with slightly bluish leaves, silvery on the underside. The catkins, produced in spring before the leaves, are pink with a silvery sheen Growing Details: Common Name: Salix Mount Aso Genus: Salix Species: Gracilistyla Skill Level: Beginner Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade Hardiness: Hardy Soil type: Clay/heavy, Moist, Boggy Height: 150cm Spread: 150cm Description: Salix are deciduous shrubs and trees of diverse habit, with simple leaves and tiny flowers in catkins, male and female usually on separate plants. Some are valued for their brightly coloured winter shoots, others for their foliage or showy male catkins