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 BeechFagus 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 CherryPrunus 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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