Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
Salicaceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced
Last updated
Data Coverage 2 of 6 dimensions
Quick Facts
Height
30–40 ft
Spread
39 ft
Growth Rate
Fast
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil
Wet Tolerant
Water
High
Hardiness
Zone Zones 6a–8b
Bloom Time
April to May
Fall Color
Gold, yellow
Origin
TEMPERATE ASIA: China
Diseases (10)
Venturia spp. Twig blight (Venturia) Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust Marssonina spp. Marssonina leaf and twig spot Pseudomonas syringae (bacterial) Bacterial twig blight Symptom category — not a single disease Canker Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Chondrostereum purpureum Silver Leaf Venturia spp. or Fusicladium spp. (specific oak pathogen ... Twig Blight (Scab) Limb and Wood Decay
Pests (14)
Nymphalis antiopa Spiny elm caterpillar Leucoma salicis Satin moth Cryptorhynchus lapathi Poplar and willow borer Prionoxystus robiniae Carpenterworm Aphidoidea Aphid Acanthococcus azaleae Azalea bark scale Hyphantria cunea Fall webworm Chrysomelidae: Alticini Flea beetle Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale Various (Coleoptera, Lepidoptera) Borer Spiny elm caterpillar (mourning cloak butterfly) Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar Rabdophaga rigidae Willow beaked-gall midge Tuberolachnus salignus Giant willow aphid