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Salix alba
( Golden Weeping Willow )
Also known as S. vitellina var. pendula and S. alba 'Niobe'. With a wide canopy of gracefully pendulous, golden branches, this spectacualar tree is rapidly becoming the choice weeping willow in gardens.

 


Salix alba tristis. GOLDEN WEEPING WILLOW. Europe, Asia, Africa
SALICACEAE (Willow family) ...

USDA Plants Database
Salix alba is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which white willow has escaped (opens a new window).

Golden Weeping Willow, Niobe Weeping Willow, Salix alba 'Tristis'
Poets and songwriters have immortalized Weeping Willows for the mood created by their long hanging branches and light feathery leaves.

Salix alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis' AGM - rusty orange stems. Height 2-2.4m (7-8ft).
S. 'Erythroflexuosa' (S. matsudana 'Tortuosa') - golden, twisted stems (tolerates drier soil). Height 2-2.4m (7-8ft).

Salix alba 'Niobe' - golden weeping willow
Problems
Branches are often weak and likely to break off in the wind. This is not a tidy tree, and the litter can be a nuisance in some areas.

Salix alba (White Willow)
Salix babylonica (Weeping Willow)
Salix blanda (Wisconsin Weeping Willow)
Salix caprea (Goat Willow, French Pussy Willow)
Salix discolor (Pussy Willow)
Salix gracilistyla (Rose Gold Pussy Willow) ...

Salix alba - White Willow
Salix amygdaloides - Peachleaf Willow; Almondleaf Willow
Salix arbusculoides - Littletree Willow
Salix babylonica - Weeping Willow; Chinese Weeping Willow
Salix bebbiana - Bebb Willow
Salix caprea - Goat Willow ...

Golden weeping willow (Salix alba 'Tristis') Zone 4
'Kilmarnock' weeping willow (S. caprea 'Kilmarnock' syn. 'Pendula') Zone 4
'Prairie Cascade' weeping willow (S. 'Prairie Cascade') Zone 2 ...

The white willow (Salix alba) is know as Nature's Aspirin. The chemical salicin is found in the bark of the white willow. It reduces fever and relieves pain and inflammation.

alba Kesselringii to the left, and the taller Salix alba Yelverton providing the backdrop in this spectacular winter border at Broadview Gradens, Hadlow college, Kent.

Weeping White Mulberry (Morus alba 'Pendula')
Weeping Higan Cherry (Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula')
Weeping Willow (Salix alba 'Tristis')
Narrow, upright trees: ...

Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'
Hydrangea quercifolia
Pterosytrax hispida
Salix alba
Salix x blanda
Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa'
Salix sachalinensis 'Sekka'
Styrax japonicus ...

It can be used with Viburnum opulus and Cimicfuga in rheumatoid arthritis, or with Apium, Althaea, Filipendula, Salix or Menyanthes for the acute stages of rheumatoid arthritis. A decoction with the bark of Salix alba will relieve arthritic pains.

Since many willows freely hybridize, the exact nomenclature of this specimen is uncertain, but the most common weeping form is Salix alba 'Tristis' (Golden Weeping Willow), while another form is Salix babylonica (Babylon Weeping Willow).

Azalea (nudiflorum) Rhododendron x kosteranum Mollis Hybrid Azaleas Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low' Dwarf Fragrant Sumac Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust Rosa hybrids Hybrid Roses Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose Botanical Name Common Name Salix alba 'Tristis' ...

white willow Salix alba
whitehead spikesedge Kyllinga nemoralis
whitestar Ipomoea lacunosa
whitetop Cardaria draba
wild chervil Anthriscus sylvestris
wild mustard Brassica rapa
wild oats; Tartarian oats Avena fatua
wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa ...

Sauce blanco - Salix alba
Sauce colorado - Salix purpurea
Sauce llorón - Salix babylonica
Sauce negro - Salix nigra
Sauco - Cimicifuga racemosa
Saśco - Sambucus nigra
Sauco - Sambucus palmensis
Sauco blanco - Sambucus mexicana ...

See also: Salix, Willow, Green, Weeping willow, Orange