Salix Species, Babylon Willow, Pendulous Willow, Wisconsin Weeping Willow

Good tree for western North Carolina. Planted one in my backyard about 11 years ago and it has grown to be an excellent focal point. Need...Read Mores a lot of room and full sun.

Most of the pics here look like Salix alba 'Tristis'. Dirr claims that the true Salix x pendulina isn't in commerce. Even professional bo...Read Moretanists throw up their hands when it comes to sorting out the weeping willows. Is it any surprise that so many of them are mislabeled in the nursery?

Beautiful as they are, weeping willows:

1) outgrow their space incredibly quickly.
2) drop major branches dangerously due to weak wood.
3) outcompete neighbors with their shallow thirsty roots.
4) disrupt plumbing, septic systems, and other manmade structures.
5) carpet the ground with an unending rain of debris.
6) work best in a park setting, not a residential lot.

How can a tree with 'Wisconsin' in its name have a coldest zone of 6??? And no one lists growing it in the northern midwest, let alone Wi...Read Moresconsin.

Misnamed?

Or is it confused with the Wisconsin Weeping Willow, 'Tristis' ?

Had very good experience taking branches and putting them in just water and fast draining sand. I could not believe how quickly they root...Read Moreed! Durban - South Africa