Common Name - Weeping Willow

Scientific Name - Salix babylonica

Description: small to medium-size tree with short trunk, reaches height of 30 to 40 feet with a diameter of 2 feet, sometimes larger; broad, full crown; long terminal twigs drooping in graceful curves;  Tree located at
Hawthorne Elementary School
2405 Champaign Avenue
Mattoon, Illinois

 

Learn about the Historical Weeping Willow Tree at Hawthorne School.
The Weeping Willow Tree
Researched by Clayton

Description:
small to medium-size tree with short trunk, reaches height of 30 to 40 feet with a diameter of 2 feet, sometimes larger;  broad, full crown;  long terminal twigs drooping in graceful curves; 
Habitat:

open areas, parks, and gardens;  often along streams or wherever soil is moist              .
     Range:  from Quebec to British Columbia and down to the Gulf of Mexico.

 Weeping Willow Tree in Early Spring

© Riddle Elementary School, Mattoon, IL - 2003

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