Fast growing to 30 feet to 50 feet tall, the weeping willow develops a broadly irregular weeping crown with feathery branches. Trunk is normally short, with irregularly furrowed, grayish brown bark.

It is far inferior to the Chinese elm and is considered by some to be a “trash tree” when compared to the Ulmus parvifolia or Chinese elm. Information: 909-798-9384; email gardenclub@rhis.org ...

Weeping willows grow very fast, often more than 2 feet per year. Plant weeping willow trees in late spring or early fall when temperatures are cooler and there is often more rain to help the roots ...

The weeping willow is dioecious, meaning that the male and female flowers will grow on separate trees. The Weeping Willow was given its scientific name Salix Babylonica by Carl Linnaeus in the 18 th ...

The Chinese elm is sometimes mistakenly called Siberian elm and vice versa. But the Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila, is an undesirable and inferior tree, bearing no resemblance to its Chinese cousin.

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, graceful branches that swayed in the breeze. It was also a magnificent mess.

Weeping pussy willow, from what I've seen, grows more upright than wide. I think a good planning size is around 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide if you're using it in a garden bed and plan to prune it ...

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, graceful branches that swayed in the breeze. It was also a magnificent ...

AUBURN When Charlotte Ziehmer took a cutting from her sister-in-law s willow tree in 1962 she never knew the potential it had. Today, the willow tree that started with only one branch stands about ...

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, graceful branches that swayed in the breeze. It was also a magnificent ...