Weeping Willow

The usual reference is to shimmering leaves. It also is used in low moist areas like creek banks or areas that are very moist. The Weeping Willow has pendulous weeping branches, a short trunk, and has a broad rounded crown. When mature it exhibits graceful wide spreading branches. The foliage is a shimmering light green color in summer and turns yellow in the fall. The Weeping Willow tree, Salix Babylonica, is a rapid growing yard or landscaping tree. The Weeping Willow trees are mentioned many times in literature and poetry from the time of Shakespeare. It is graceful, grows fast, and adaptable. This deciduous tree has leaves that are thin and narrow, sometimes with whitened or silky undersides. It is one of the first trees to leaf out in the spring and one of the last to drop leaves in the fall. ... get more information