Weeping willow
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
Also called Golden weeping willow
Garden plant · TreesFifteen metres tall and as wide, sold as a sapling, with roots that find drains. Twelve metres from any building and any pipe, or plant something else.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Easy
- Water
- Every 4 daysWater the ground — water at the base, in the morning, not over the leaves.
- Light
- Full sun
- Feed
- Not needed
- Humidity
- Average to high
- Hardiness
- Hardy — a cold winter RHS H5, to -15°C
- Size
- 15 m tall · 15 m across
- Lifecycle
- Tree
- Origin
- A garden hybrid of a Chinese and a European willow
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsNothing recorded against it
No animal-poison authority lists this plant either way.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-09-10. Where a source says nothing, we say nothing.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- Small dark spots on the new leaves in a wet spring, and cankers on the young shoots that leave a scatter of yellowing leaves on the ground under the tree in June.Willow anthracnose · disease