#653 most planted
Salix matsudana
Hankow willow · also Corkscrew willow, Tortured willow, Peking willow
WeepingDeciduous
759
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
20
cities
6.0 in
median trunk (15 cm, 686 measured)
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A weeping tree native to temperate East Asia, this willow is known for its distinctive pendulous branches. It requires ample water and is susceptible to canker, though resistant to Verticillium wilt.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2640.02%—3.9 in
- 1610.02%—12 in
- 830.03%3.0 yr2.0 in
- 780.03%—10 in
- 410.01%—3.0 in
- 290.02%—14 in
- 170.00%35 yr1.5 in
- 170.02%—5.9 in
- 170.01%—3.3 in
- 160.01%21 yr9.0 in
- 110.01%—15 in
- 90.03%—14 in
- 50.00%—5.6 in
- 40.01%—23 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%—1.6 in
- 10.01%—3.4 in
- 10.00%—7.5 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—2.8 in
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 40–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–40 ft
- Water needs
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 6.0 in, mean 9.4 in, 90th percentile 21 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Other Salix in the catalogue
34 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
