Weeping willow (Salix x pendulina, Salix x sepulcralis) (Nox)
Invasive Assessment - Salix x pendulina, Salix x sepulcralis | Impact Assessment - Salix x pendulina, Salix x sepulcralis
Scientifc name: | Salix x pendulina, Salix x sepulcralis |
Common Name: | Weeping willow |
| Cold and temperate regions (Bailey and Bailey 1976). Succeeds in most soils, including wet, ill-drained or intermittently flooded soils, but prefers damp, heavy soil in a sunny position (Plants For a Future 2000b). Weeping Willow is cultivated on riverbeds, lakesides and similar moist places as an ornamental or shade tree (Webb et al 1988). In Victoria, willows are commonly weeds of waterways, wetlands, riparian areas and dams (Cremer 1999). |
 Weeping willow leaves Photo: Mark Imhof |  Weeping willow tree Photo: Mark Imhof |
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