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About
Weeping Willow Trees: Weeping Willow is a rapid growing
yard or landscaping tree. When mature it exhibits graceful wide spreading
branches. The Weeping Willow has pendulous weeping branches, a short
trunk, and has a broad rounded crown. The leaves are thin, narrow,
sometimes with whitened or silky undersides.
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Weeping
Willow picture
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Willow Tree Facts |
Scientific
Name: |
Salix
babylonica
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Foliage: |
Light
Green Leaves
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Mature
Height: |
30-40
Feet
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Mature
Spread: |
30
Feet
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Soil: |
sandy,
loam, clay
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Zones: |
5-8
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Moisture: |
moderate
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It
also is used in low moist areas like a creek banks or areas that
are very moist. It is one of the first trees to leaf out in the
spring and one of the last to drop leaves in the fall. The foliage
is a shimmering light green color in summer and turns yellow in
the fall. The Weeping willow is mentioned many times in literature
and poetry from the time of Shakespeare. The usual reference is
to shimmering leaves.
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