Golden Weeping Willow
Salix alba 'Tristis'
Salicaceae
▲ young tree
▲ leaves, showing white leaf undersides
Location on Missouri State University campus: in retention basin area at southwest corner of National and Grand
Salix alba ‘Tristis:’ Golden Weeping Willow
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leaves
alternate, deciduous, lanceolate-linear with serrate margins; dark green, shiny
on top, whitish underneath; 1.5-4" long, about 1/4 as wide
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stems
slender, light yellow to yellow green, smooth and shiny and very flexible/weepy
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bark
is brown, with thick corky ridges and furrows with age
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grows
50-70' tall in rounded or irregular outline with pendulous new growth
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prefers full sun
and moist,
fertile, soils
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fast
growth rate
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prone
to stem/branch breakage in wind and ice storms; generally short-lived tree