The trees in this group are sometimes referred to as white weeping willow or glaucous weeping willow in reference to the mixed appearance from the parent species.

matsudana 'Tortuosa' and have inherited from its parent the twisted and contorted branches, as well as being more cold-tolerant, as S. babylonica var.

Leaves are finely serrulate, pubescent or silky when young.

Ovaries are short and flask-shaped, not much longer than the subtending catkin scale.

They are usually intermediate between the parent species, showing the typical weeping willow appearance with leaves that are pale glaucous below.