Golden Weeping Willow Tree | The Tree & Hedge Company

Soils

Golden weeping willow trees are adaptable to all soil types moist and nutritious.

Location

Golden weeping willow tolerates heat, prefers full sun but will tolerate partial shade.

Annual Growth Rate

Golden weeping willow trees will put on 60cm or more in growth per annum, sometimes much more.

pH TOLERANCE

Golden weeping willow will grow in all pH soil types.

Root Structure

Shallow, spreading dense root system. due to air reservoirs in the xylem, the golden weeping willow can tolerate long periods of flooding.

Potential

Golden weeping willows can tolerate dry locations but will produce surface roots that can become a nuisance.

Annual Pruning

Golden weeping willow trees have an outstanding ability to regenerate so are often pollarded. They can be crown lifted or left alone to grow away naturally.

Characteristics

The golden weeping willow is a fast-growing, medium sized picturesque tree with wide spreading weeping branches.

The picturesque golden weeping willow in maturity will reach 15-20 metres tall with a wide, weeping crown of 15 metres.

The bark and branches are brownish-grey in colour, deeply grooved with distinctive yellow twigs. The weeping branches are covered in long narrow yellow-green leaves that stretch out and cascade like a waterfall, all the way down to ground level.

Fragrant flowers in the form of catkins appear when leaves shoot in April-May

Note: The golden weeping willow can tolerate flooding for long periods of time. This is due to air reservoirs within the tissue (xylem), that provides water and nutrient from the roots to the rest of the tree.