Salix x sepulcralis
Weeping willow · also White weeping willow, Glaucous weeping willow, Golden weeping willow
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The Salix Sepulcralis Group comprises hybrid cultivars of Salix alba and Salix babylonica, often referred to as weeping willows due to their characteristic form, with 'Chrysocoma' being a well-known cultivar. Some varieties can have twisted branches and are more cold-tolerant. These trees have high water needs and can exhibit invasive root behavior.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 5460.08%—32 in
- 470.06%—15 in
- 260.01%—9.0 in
- 90.03%—22 in
- 60.01%23 yr45 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 40 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- High
- Roots
- Invasive
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 30 in, mean 30 in, 90th percentile 51 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.
