Salix Babylonica

Babylonica

Weeping Willow

FEATURES:

Known as the Weeping Willow, this quick growing deciduous tree has graceful pendulous branching to the ground. This frost hardy tree has green foliage with golden yellow Autumn tonings.

HEIGHT x WIDTH:

10 metres x 10 metres

SHAPE:

Weeping

FOLIAGE:

Leaves are slender and bright green changing to golden yellow in Autumn.

FLOWERS:

Yellow catkins in spring

COMMENTS:

Excellent specimen tree, ideal for shade or shelter. Suitable to most soil types, especially wet areas near creeks or rivers. Frost hardy. It does have an invasive root system.

TREE CARE:

Plant in a well drained and well worked soil. Take care to plant the bud union above the soil level. Water in well and keep soil moist until tree is established. Fertilize when planting and again after new growth appears. Prune tree when planting to encourage new growth.