weeping willow
Salix babylonica
USDA zones6 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size30 to 50 feet tall30 to 50 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Silver green
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Weeping willow (Salix babylonica) is a tree for specimen planting, rain gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and spreads wide, so give it plenty of room. It sits low on the menu for deer. Butterflies and bees visit it.
Pairs well with Paperbark maple, Sedge, and Culver’s root.
Native range
Northern China.