Salix (SAY-liks pend-yoo-LEE-nuh forma TRIS-stiss)
Family: SalicaceaeUnknownCanopy (>40 ft)
Canopy (>40 ft)Unknown
A small golden weeping tree in the willow family. It is a hybrid of S. babylonica and S. × fragilis f. vitellina. Willows prefer moist to wet soils well-drained soils in full sun. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Aphids, caterpillars, nematodes and stem-borers are common insect problems. It suffers from a wide range of diseases including willow anthracnose, powdery mildew, scab and cankers. This tree is short-lived and has weak branches that are known to break. It got the name Weeping Willow for how the water droplets running off of it resembled tears. More information on Salix .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.