Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 6-8, that matures to about 30-50 ft × 30-50 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with high water needs in standing-water, well-drained and moist soil. Expect silver and green blooms in spring. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to black walnut, deer and erosion.

USDA zones

6-8

Sun

Full sun, Part shade

Water

High

Mature size

30-50 ft × 30-50 ft

Growth rate

Fast

Maintenance

Medium

Soil

Standing-water, Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet

Bloom color

Silver, Green

Bloom season

Spring

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators

Tough against

Black walnut, Deer, Erosion, Wet soil

Native to

Northern China