Very lovely weeping willow: young trees still have an oval-shaped crown. As the tree ages, pendulous branches develop that hang down increasingly. Eventually, a broad, weeping solitary tree develops in this way. The trunk turns greyish black and is deeply grooved at a later age. The young, pendulous twigs are green and bare, with powdered tops at first. Two-year-old twigs turn brownish green. The bright green leaves are lanceolate to linear. The underside is greyish green. Young leaves have silvery hair, older leaves become bare. The leaves are 7 - 14 cm long and 1.2 cm wide. The leaf edge is finely serrated. The tree blooms as the leaves are emerging, with pale yellow catkins approx. 5 cm long. Saplings especially are sensitive to frost. As trees are just leafing out, they can sometimes suffer damage from night frost as well.
Salix babylonica can eventually reach a height of 12 - 15 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.
Salix babylonica is átlagos and can eventually reach a height of 12 - 15 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.
The right time to plant Salix babylonica is during the dormancy period. In Western Europe, Salix babylonica with root balls can generally be planted from mid-November to late April, although this depends strongly on the climatic conditions and the species of tree.