Fleurs : glauque ou légèrement rougeâtre, chatons allongés, souvent subcylindriques et flexueux
Flowers: . Catkins 20-30 mm long, appearing before the leaves, at first erect, later spreading, subsessile; male ovoid, female cylindrical; scales ovate, subacute or obtuse, clothed with silky hairs. Stamens 2, filaments pilose in their lower half, nectaries quadrate, oblong, short. Ovary hairy, ovoid-conical, grey-tomentose; pedicel slender, three to five times as long as nectary, stigmas rather short, styles usually very short;
Flowering UK: Late March-mid April.