How to grow Weeping Willow

Salix sepulcralis

Weeping willows form ambitious root systems that relentlessly seek underground water. Within a relatively short time they’ll be filling, clogging and destroying your pipes if planted too close to your septic system.

Transplanting Weeping Willow

Weeping willows are easily propagated from stem cuttings. Cuttings are at least two feet long, cut at the base and taken from mature weeping willows when trees are dormant, after leaves fall in autumn and temperatures are consistently below 32 degrees Fahrenheit at night.

How long does Weeping Willow take to grow?

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Weeping Willow Etymology

Its occurrence along the Euphrates River eventually fooled the famous botanist, Linnaeus, into thinking this was the Willow of biblical mention, so he gave it the scientific name of babylonica.

Weeping Willow Folklore & Trivia

It was the shade of a Weeping Willow that helped comfort Napoleon during his exile on the Island of St. Helena. After Napoleon was buried under his favorite tree, cuttings from it became a valued prize among his admirers worldwide.

Other names for Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

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