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Very few plants look as good to me next to a body of water as does weeping willow, Salix babylonica. Something about the pendulous branches hanging downward and even touching ...

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The weeping willow (Salix babylonica) is part of the Salicaceae family and is a medium to large sized deciduous tree with rapid growth but short lived. The branches of the weeping willow are pendant ...

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, graceful branches that swayed in the breeze.

Being that the tree left a constant mess in the yard, when the kids were sassy or needed some consequences, we would send them outside to pick up willow branches.

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, graceful branches that swayed in the breeze. It was also a magnificent ...