#552 most planted
Salix sepulcralis
White weeping willow · also Glaucous weeping willow, Kemp willow, Weeping willow
WeepingDeciduous
1,280
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
4
cities
16 in
median trunk (40 cm, 348 measured)
37 yr
median age (89% have a planting date)
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Salix sepulcralis is a hybrid cultivar group, commonly known as white or glaucous weeping willow. It is a deciduous tree that often exhibits a weeping form, though non-weeping cultivars exist. This species requires ample water and some cultivars show increased cold tolerance due to their parentage.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,1620.41%37 yr16 in
- 1080.01%—6.0 in
- 90.01%—17 in
- 10.00%—7.5 in
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 40–70 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 16 in, mean 18 in, 90th percentile 30 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Salix in the catalogue
34 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
