1. weeping willows are tall deciduous trees with wide distribution and strong vitality. It is one of the common tree species, and weeping willow is also a common street tree in landscaping, with high ornamental value and low cost, which is deeply loved by greening everywhere. Mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Hunan, Jiangsu, Anhui and other places. Branchlets are slender and drooping, yellowish brown. Leaves alternate, lanceolate or strip-lanceolate, 8 ~16 cm long, apex tapering, base cuneate, glabrous or young leaves slightly hairy, serrate, stipules lanceolate. Stamens 2, filaments separated, anthers yellow, glands 2. Female flower ovary sessile, gland 1. Flowering from March to April; The fruit ripening period is from April to June.

2. I like light, warm and humid climate and moist and deep acidic and neutral soil. It is cold-resistant, especially resistant to water and humidity, but it can also be born in high-dry areas with deep soil layers. Strong germination, well-developed root system and rapid growth. The annual tree 15 is as high as 13m, with a diameter of 24cm. However, some pests are more serious, have shorter life span, and the trunk is prone to aging. Gradually aging after 30 years. The root system is developed, which has certain resistance to toxic gases and can absorb sulfur dioxide.

3. Garden use

With slender branches and rapid growth, they have been deeply loved by the people of China since ancient times. It is most suitable to be planted near the water, such as bridgehead, Chi Pan, rivers, lakes and other water systems. Interplanting with peach blossoms can form a peach-red and willow-green landscape, which is one of the characteristic planting methods of spring scenery in Jiangnan garden. It can also be used as shade tree, street tree and highway tree. It is also suitable for factory greening, and it is also an important tree species for dike reinforcement and bank protection.

4. Economic value

Wood can be used to make furniture; Branches can be woven into baskets; Bark contains tannin, which can be used to extract tannin extract. Leaves can be used as sheep feed.