Salix Weeping Willow

$299.99 / 10-12'


Item # 00991


Botanical: Salix babylonica
Common: Weeping Willow
Extended Features: Fast growing large weeping tree. Light yellow green foliage in early spring. Graceful weeping branches arching all the way to the ground. Loves water. Plant in low wet areas for fastest growth.
How To Maintain: Feed in March and November with Treetone. Re-mulch in November and June. Deep soak with Miracle-gro every 2 weeks the first two summers after planting. Limb-up lower branches over time to 6-7'. Spray with Horticultural Oil insecticide in March.
Usage: Attractive shade, screen, or border tree
Plant In: Full sun, moist well-drained soil
Interest: Long graceful leaves on a weeping stately tree good in boggy sites or clay soil.
Full Size: 50'x65'
Spacing: 65'
Habit: Broad spreading, weeping, deciduous tree
Growth: Fast
Exposure: Full Sun
Hardiness: -20 to -10 deg. F
Water Use: Keep moist
Leaf: Olive green foliage
Seasonal: Yellow fall foliage