The weeping willow is the best known of Salix but, with 300 relatives, this species has even more to offer than its majestic, drooping branches and fluffy catkins The most familiar representatives of ...

Pendulous, or weeping plants generally are the result of an accidental genetic variation in a seedling. Other plant accidents have resulted in the production of dwarf plants and variegated leaves, as ...

Willow is easily recognised, especially as the weeping forms, and most people know the silvery catkins in spring. Because willow has been much used for basket-making, it is a familiar tree, well ...