Editing Salix viminalis (section)

==Description==
''Salix viminalis'' is a multistemmed [[shrub]] growing to between {{convert|3|and|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} (rarely to {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on}}) tall. It has long, erect, straight branches with greenish-grey [[Bark (botany)|bark]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] long and slender, 10–25&nbsp;cm long but only 0.5–2&nbsp;cm broad; they are dark green above, with a silky grey-haired underside. The [[flower]]s are [[catkin]]s, produced in early [[spring (season)|spring]] before the leaves; they are [[plant sexuality|dioecious]], with male and female catkins on separate plants. The male catkins are yellow and oval-shaped; the female catkins are longer and more cylindrical; they mature in early summer when the [[fruit]] [[capsule (fruit)|capsules]] split open to release the numerous minute [[seed]]s.<ref name=rdm/><ref name=rushforth/>