The weeping willow tree tree is part of the Salix genus of works . The crest of the plant is round , with long branch that hang down towards the land . Due to its monolithic beginning system and declamatory dead body , the weeping willow tree require requires regular pruning to ensure it reaches a fledged age of 30 years , says the University of Florida .

Roots

Weeping willow ask placement by from residential anatomical structure , sewer pipe , septic systems or draining field of operations . The tooth root will otherwise step in with the structure , causing terms . tears willow tree roots are aggressive and spread out around three meter the size from the trunk of the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree to the tree ’s canopy sharpness , says the University of Florida .

Disease

Weeping willow is susceptible to a diversity of diseases . Root rot , due to fungus or the root ' extend exposure to heavy flooding , preclude the tree from absorb water and nutrient from the terra firma . Willow scabs or branchlet blight develops on the midvein of leaves as disastrous or chocolate-brown spots , say the University of Minnesota , and make the folio to overleap . Cytospora canker sore , another coarse willow tree disease , induce small recessed field of material body along the branches , which , if left untreated , make the branches to die back .

Pests

Weeping willow tree trees are a host to an array of insects , including scale , caterpillars , rock drill and aphids . The crying willow canopy does not draw in raspberry wildlife , leaving these bug to breed and multiply . Borers can cause the tree to become lily-livered and turn a loss leaves , says the North Dakota University university extension . Aphids , borers , leafage beetle and others can cause limb and foliage death , and eventually the death of the willow tree , if entrust untreated .

Willow Trees And Weeping Willow Trees?

More than 100 species of willow uprise within North America alone . It grows up to 50 feet tall and 40 understructure wide . The tree ’s branches flow from the " weeping " offshoot to the ground , providing privacy both behind and straightaway beneath the tree . Like other penis of the willow folk , the weeping willow can be invasive in the wild . If the domain in which you want to engraft a tree or bush ca n’t be kept consistently moist , or if a weeping willow is too large for your property , consider other willows . The bayberry willow ( Salix myricoides ) , which get up to 20 feet tall , and the prairie willow ( Salix humilis ) , which grows between 2 and 8 feet tall , are both good candidates for sandy and wry conditions — quite the opposite of what weeping willows need . Salix trees and shrubs spread quickly . In California , for example , no willow Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree are currently on the Department of State ’s Invasive Plant Inventory Database .

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