The pale willow is up to 1 meter high, prostrate to arching ascending shrub with thin, red-brown to purple-red, bare branches.

The upper side of the leaf is initially slightly hairy, later balding, weakly shiny, olive-green and nervous.

The pale willow flowers from March to April at the same time as the leaves shoot.

[3] The natural distribution area extends from Northern Europe (Finland, Norway, Sweden) through Central Europe (Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia) to Romania and the far east of Russia ( Siberia , Primorye region ).

[4] The pale willow grows in bogs and swamp areas on boggy and wet peaty soils in sunny to light-shaded locations.

[1] The pale willow thrives in Central Europe in cold winter, frost-rich areas.