Scientific Name
Salix babylonica

Common Name
Weeping willow

Hardiness Zones: 6-8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Site Requirements: Sun; prefers moist soil
Texture: Fine
Form: Pendulous weeping branches; short trunk; broad rounded crown
Height: 30 to 50'
Width: 20 to 40'
Leaf: 3 to 6" alternate, narrow, simple leaves
Flower/Fruit: Not showy
Comments: Invasive roots; avoid planting near sewers and water lines; reddish brown stems in winter; often mislabelled in nursery trade; one of the first trees to leaf out in spring and last to drop leaves in fall; susceptible to canker; brittle wood
Cultivars: Tristis
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