Salix babylonica
Weeping Willow, Mourning Willow, Chinese willow, Peking willow, Babylon Weeping Willow, Chinese Weeping Willow, Corkscrew willow, Globe willow, Tortured willow, Saileach shilte, saileach shilte Shíneach, Salix babylonica
Description
A deciduous tree with a characteristic drooping habit that lends elegance and lightness to outdoor spaces such as gardens, parks and watercourse margins where it takes on the role of a focal point with high landscape value. Easy to grow, it withstands the winter cold requiring cool soil and correct pruning of branches.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Salix
- Species
- Salix babylonica
