Very few plants look as good to me next to a body of water as does weeping willow, Salix babylonica. Something about the ...

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, graceful branches that swayed in the breeze. It was also a magnificent mess.

The most common species of willow in the Rocky Mountains are the peachleaf willow, mountain willow, Scouler’s willow and the famous weeping willow. They all look very similar but vary slightly, due to ...

“I am particularly fond of the willow, but I have planted 25 or 30 species of trees. It is a symbiotic relationship. I take care of the trees and they give back to me”.