Willow - Weeping - 400mm pot

🌿✨ Salix babylonica – Weeping Willow ✨🌿
 
The Weeping Willow is one of the most graceful and iconic feature trees, with its long, cascading branches that sweep to the ground and dance in the breeze. Perfect near water or as a statement shade tree, it creates an instant sense of tranquillity. 🌳💧✨
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 400mm pot – approx. 2.8m tall right now 🌳
✔️ Elegant upright young tree ready to establish quickly
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Full sun to part shade ☀️🌤️
✔️ Thrives in moist, fertile soils; ideal near dams, creeks, or ponds 💧
✔️ Frost hardy ❄️
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Spring–summer: lush green, slender leaves 🌿
✔️ Autumn: golden-yellow foliage before leaf fall 🍂💛
✔️ Winter: bare weeping framework adds dramatic structure
✔️ Deciduous — a true four-season classic
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Broad, rounded canopy with long, weeping branches
✔️ Grows approx. 10–15m tall × 10–15m wide
✔️ Fast-growing shade and feature tree
 
💡 Special Characteristics
✔️ One of the most graceful and romantic trees 🌟
✔️ Provides excellent shade and shelter
✔️ Ideal for large gardens, farms, or waterside plantings 💧
✔️ Hardy, adaptable, and long-lived
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Perfect feature tree near dams, creeks, or large ponds
✔️ Statement tree for lawns, paddocks, or large gardens 🌳
✔️ Pair with Silver Birch or Poplars for a classic cool-climate feel
✔️ Ideal for creating a peaceful, park-like setting