Weeping Willow

Weeping Willow is one of our favorites if you have the right environment and enough room.  It is very tolerant of soggy soils as well as dryer placements.  Very rapid growth and its beautiful weeping nature make Weeping Willow one of the widest used trees in landscaping.

Weeping Willow is one of the first indicators of Spring with its leaves starting to peep out long before other trees have broken dormancy.  It’s yellow foliage in fall add another positive for this beauty in the landscape.

Limiting factors include a highly invasive root system which means placing it near septic lines or masonry a no-go. With its rapid growth, it also is relatively short-lived and has weaker branching lending susceptibility to ice-storm damage.