Weeping Plants

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Weeping trees and shrubs provide a graceful focal point in a garden, especially if placed in an uncluttered and visible location. The special characteristics of a weeping plant are the pendulous, drooping branches. Some also develop irregular, unique habits. Because of their unusual form many weepers are considered a collector‘s plant and their unique shape can be a major asset in the landscape as a centerpiece specimen or an unexpected accent, but add too many and they become a hodge-podge of clutter.

When people think of weeping trees, the weeping willow (Salix babylonica) is the standard that first comes to mind. Most weeping plants are the result of grafting a weeping cultivar onto a hardier rootstock. Because grafted plants can be more susceptible to incompatibility failures, grafts are usually made high on the trunk to insure better results and allow a more upright form to develop. Avoid any weeping plant where the graft shows cracking or irregular growth at the graft union.

When selecting a plant with a weeping habit, chose specimens carefully, site them properly to their cultural needs and, if necessary stake them while they are young to ensure they grow into a pleasing form.

Plant cultivars with weeping habits include:

DECIDUOUS TREES
Name	Height x Width
Swedish Birch or Cutleaf Weeping Birch Betula pendula ‘Dalecarlica’	30-40’ x 15-20’
Young’s Weeping Birch Betula pendula ‘Youngii’	10-15’ x 15-18’
Weeping Katsura tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Pendula’	15-25’ x 20-25’
Covey Redbud - LAVENDER TWIST® Cercis Canadensis ‘Covey’	4-5’ x 6-8’
Weeping European Beech Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’	30-60’ x 15-18’
Purple Fountain Weeping Beech Fagus sylvatica ‘Purple Fountain’	10-15’ x 8-10’
Weeping European Larch Larix decidua ‘Pendula’	8-12’ x 10-12’
Weeping Japanese Larch Larix kaempferi ‘Pendula’	35-40’ x 20-25’
Louisa Crabapple Malus ‘Louisa’	15’ x 15’
Red Jade Crabapple Malus ‘Red Jade’	10-12’ x 12-15’
Chaparral White Mulberry Morus alba ‘Chaparral’	6-8’ x 8-12’
Autumn Cascade Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica ‘Autumn Cascade’	30-40’ x 25-30’
Snow Fountains ® Cherry Prunus ‘Snofozam’	15-18’ x 10-15’
Weeping Higan Cherry Prunus subhirtella ‘Pendula’	20-30’ x 15-20’
Weeping Pussy Willow Salix caprea ‘Pendula’	8-12’ x 5-8’
Prairie Cascade Willow Salix ‘Prairie Cascade’	35-45’ x 35-40’
Golden Weeping Willow Salix alba ‘Tristis’	50-70’ x 30-40’
Weeping Silver Linden Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’	50-60’ x 30-35’
EVERGREENS
Weeping Alaska-Cedar Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’	25-30’ x 10-12’
Tolleson’s Weeping Blue Juniper Juniperus scropulorum ‘Tollsen’s Blue Weeping’	12-15’ x 15-20’
Weeping Eastern Red-Cedar Juniperus virginiana ‘Pendula’	35-40’ x 15-25’
Weeping Norway Spruce Picea abies ‘Pendula’	15-20’ x 10-15’
Weeping White Spruce Picea glauca ‘Pendula’	6-10’ x10-15’
Weeping Serbian Spruce Picea omorika ‘Pendula’	30-40’ x 15-20’
Weeping Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus ‘Pendula’	15-20’ x 10-20’
Weeping Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’	4-5’ x 8-10’

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