These Are the Plants I Know

A Tree and Shrub Reference by Heather Scott

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    • Deciduous
    • Coniferous
    • Evergreen
    • Tree
    • Shrub
    • Climber
    • Ground Cover
    • Herbaceous
  • Leaf Arrangement
    • Alternate Arrangement
    • Opposite Arrangement
    • Subopposite Arrangement
    • Spiral Arrangement
    • Whorled Arrangement
  • Leaf Type
    • Simple
    • Compound
    • Needle-like
  • Zone
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    • Zone 6
    • Zone 7
    • Zone 8
  • List
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    • List 9
    • List 10
    • List 11
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Salix Sepulcralis Group ‘Chrysocoma’

Alternate Arrangement, Deciduous, List 2, Salicaceae, Simple, Tree, Zone 6

Family: Salicaceae

Common Name: Golden weeping willow

Origin/Ecology: Artificial hybrid between Salix alba ‘Vitellana’ (yellow stems) and Salix babylonica ‘Babylon’ (weeping habit).

Habit: Large, wide-spreading tree, weeping habit.

Leaves: Lance-shaped, bright green leaves, tapered tip, golden-yellow in autumn.

Leaf Arrangement: Alternate.

Flowers and Fruit: Catkins of male and/or female flowers up to 5 cm long in spring.

Bark: You branches are yellow, becoming brighter in the winter, gradually maturing to greyish-yellow then to grey.

Water Use, Soil: Tolerant of relatively dry conditions, but best when supplied with adequate moisture.

Exposure: Full sun.

Landscape Uses: Best planted in parks and gardens where it cannot spread and choke natural waterways.

Limitations: Roots are invasive; the tree should not be planted near old type terracotta drainage systems.

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