Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
Salicaceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced
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Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
30–40 ft
Spread
39 ft
Growth Rate
Fast
Site Requirements
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Drainage
Wet Tolerant
Soil pH
4.5-6.0
Water
High
Drought Tolerance
Low
Hardiness
Zones 6a–8b
Ornamental Interest
Bloom Time
April to May
Fall Color
Gold, yellow
Origin
TEMPERATE ASIA: China
Watch for this season
RustHigh
Uredinial Stage (Summer)
Wood DecayHigh
Wound Infection Window
AphidHigh
Peak Population & Dispersal
Fall webwormHigh
Larval Feeding & Web Building
+ 4 more — see full disease and pest lists below
Diseases: Regionally Documented (10)
Venturia spp. Twig blight (Venturia) Multiple genera (Melampsoridium, Thekopsora, Naohidemyces... 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) Multiple Basidiomycete fungi cause wood decay in trees Wood Decay
Pests: Regionally Documented (12)
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 Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar Rabdophaga rigidae Willow beaked-gall midge Tuberolachnus salignus Giant willow aphid
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