Weeping Willow Salix x pendulina f. tristis
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Weeping Willow:
Previously known as:
- Salix × chrysocoma
- Salix × salamonii
- Salix × sepulcralis
- Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
- Phonetic Spelling
- SAY-liks pend-yoo-LEE-nuh forma TRIS-stiss
- Description
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A small golden weeping tree in the willow family. It is a hybrid of S. babylonica and S. × fragilis f. vitellina.
Willows prefer moist to wet soils well-drained soils in full sun.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Aphids, caterpillars, nematodes and stem-borers are common insect problems. It suffers from a wide range of diseases including willow anthracnose, powdery mildew, scab and cankers. This tree is short-lived and has weak branches that are known to break. It got the name Weeping Willow for how the water droplets running off of it resembled tears.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Salix
- Family:
- Salicaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Stems and other parts are used for making baskets, furniture, toys, and fishing nets.
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Wildlife Cover/Habitat
- Wildlife Food Source
- Dimensions:
- Height: 30 ft. 0 in. - 40 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 40 ft. 0 in. - 50 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Rounded
- Weeping
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Catkin
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Description:
- Mid spring both male and female parts appear in the same catkins.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Glossy green lanceolate leaves with glaucous underside
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Bark:
- Bark Description:
- Edible bark
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Pond
- Riparian
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Edible Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Small Mammals
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Heat
- Problems:
- Frequent Disease Problems
- Frequent Insect Problems
- Short-lived
- Weak Wood
