Plant Details

Salix babylonica

Weeping Willow

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General Information

Scientific name: Salix babylonica
Also known as: Weeping Willow

Plant Properties

Layer: Tree
Size: Medium
Height: 15.00 m
Width: 10.00 m
Growth Rate: Slow
Leaf: Deciduous

Growth conditions

USDA Hardiness: 6-9
Soil Moisture:
Moist, Wet
Soil:
Sand (light) Loam (medium) Clay (heavy)
pH:
Acidic Neutral
Light:
Full sun

Usage properties

Edible part:
Leaves, Inner bark, Manna
Edibility:
(1)
Medicinal:
(3)
Features:
Basketry

Description

Bark can be eaten both raw and cooked. It can be dried, ground into a powder, and mixed with grain flour to make, for example, bread. The taste of bark is very bitter and is usually only consumed when other food sources are not available. Young shoots and flower buds of this plant can be cooked, but they are considered not very tasty. The older leaves are used to contaminate tea. Bark is also a source of a certain substance.

Harvest Data

Start Harvest: 01/03
End of Harvest: 30/04

Crown Data

Crown Type: Narrow weeping
Crown Density: Dense crown