Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

Salicaceae (Willow Family)

▲▼ mature trees

Location near Missouri State University campus:  on East Loren, several blocks west of campus

Salix babylonica:  Babylon Weeping Willow

·         very similar to golden weeping willow (Salix alba ‘Tristis’), but has green to tan to reddish-brown, not golden twigs and leaf undersides are greenish, not whitish

·         generally, a longer-lived tree than Salix alba