Meet the Weeping Willow, a different tree for your garden

Weeping willow

The tree that I am going to present to you today is one of those species that we can find in parks or in the green areas of cities and towns. Its bearing is different from the others, since its branches fall down instead of growing upright as if they wanted to touch the sky with the tips of the leaves.

If you are looking for a unique plant, put a Weeping willow in your home and… enjoy its shade!

Willow Leaves

This majestic tree is native to Asia, mainly China, and is known by the botanical name of Babylonian willow. Its dimensions are immense, since it can grow up to a height of twenty meters with a 6-7m diameter crown. The leaves, which are lanceolate with a green beam and a glaucous underside, measure around 15cm and can fall in autumn. If this happens, don’t worry: is normal willow behavior; in spring it will sprout again. In mild climates, on the other hand, you are likely to keep them.

Although it is usually planted closer to ponds, the truth is that can grow without difficulty in all types of environments. To give you an idea of ​​how resistant they are, I will tell you that where I live – Mediterranean climate, warm with light frosts and dry with very little rainfall – they planted one near a restaurant years ago, and there it is. It should also be added that it cannot be ignored that the weeping willow loves waterand that the better access to it, the better its growth and development will be; but… for this same reason it is important that it be planted at a minimum distance of 15 meters (around) from any construction or pipes.

Gravy

When talking about pests and diseases, it is important to say that it is highly recommended to do preventive treatments from a young agesince they usually attack mealybugs, aphids, and fungi such as powdery mildew. A good fertilizer calendar throughout the growing and watering season will largely prevent our precious tree from being in that situation.

The weeping willow easily reproduces by cuttingsin autumn or spring. You just have to cut a branch that is about a pencil thick, and with a pair of scissors remove a little of the bark from the bottom. Then, infuse it with rooting hormonesand plant it in a pot with a porous substrate, protected from the sun. In no time you will have a new copy.

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Meet the Weeping Willow, a different tree for your garden

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