Scientific Name:
Salix
x
pendulina f. salamonii
Pronunciation:
SAY-licks ex pend-yoo-LY-nuh
Common Name:
weeping willow
Family Name:
Salicaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Tree pendent to the ground; stems golden yellow; leaves alternate, most blades lanceolate, 9-13(-16)cm long x 1.5-2.5cm wide, margin serrulate, glossy green, glaucous underneath. Winter ID: weeping form, golden yellow twigs; buds smooth, flattened, appressed to stems and covered by a single, silky-downy bud scale.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Oval - horizontal, Weeping
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
10 - 15m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (S. alba 'Vitellina' × S. babylonica 'Babylon')
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Bog
Water Use:
High
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant, Wetland - bogs
Additional Info:
Google (syn. Salix x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma). Compare to S. alba 'Tristis' which has similar leaves, and to S. babylonica which may look similar but will have properly formed male or female catkins.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Glaucous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Green-yellow, Light green in the Spring and Summer; light yellow in the Fall
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow, Yellow
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Catkin (ament)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Showy, Green-yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
White
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Leaf Bud Type:
Oblong
Leaf Scar Shape:
Half-round
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae, Fibrous-like roots, Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings, Greenwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings, Grafting
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Galls, Nematodes, Stem borer insects
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (ENA) Eastern North American planting : 26, 27, 50