the wonderful weeping willow salix babylonica by markey battle and trevor poppe

The Wonderful Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

By Markey Battle and Trevor Poppe

Leaf Characteristics

• Narrowly lance shaped

• Long pointed tips • Finely saw-

toothed• Hangs from short

leafstalks • Leaves are

alternate

Weeping Willow’s Bark

• The Weeping Willow’s bark is rugged or not very smooth

• As you can see the tree trunks are curved all which ways

• This tree’s characteristics are rarely seen on other species of trees

Weeping Willow & the Arts Oh, it is time for making whistles! Let us go-let us go,To the wild secluded places Where lilting streamlets flow;Where graceful pussy-willowsIn a shining silver throng Are dancing by the watersTo the music of their song.

It is time for making whistlesThat will blow-that will blow; For the green on the upland, The South Wind wafts a greeting-The birds a welcome sing;Oh, it’s time for willows whistlesTo pipe in praise of Spring!

-SARAH A. HEINZERLING

Seasonal Aspects

• All of the Weeping Willows leaves hold on to its tree for more than one year.

• This is called persistent• It is fast growing

RangeThe zone for the weeping willow is in zone 8-9 which mans the plant will be able to grow in temperature’s extream, which explains why it is persistant.

Location

• The exact location of our Weeping Willow is 36 degrees North and 80 degrees West

• It is surrounded by other willows and some pines

Height, Circumference, and Age

• The height is 215 inches 17 feet and 11 inches

• The circumference is 1 foot and 10 inches

• And our tree is 7 years old

Fun Facts

• The Weeping Willow is an extremely ancient tree

• Born in China, this tree went all the way to Europe and then eventually our country

• It is the willow of the Bible • It grew by the waters of Babylon

Work Cited• Works Cited• Green, Charlotte. Trees of the South. North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press, 1939.

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1958. Print.• Preston, Jr., Richard. North American Trees. Iowa: Iowa State Press, 1965. Print.• "Trees - List by Common Names." North Carolina Cooperative Extension: Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 12

Oct. 2011. <http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/trees-new/common_namesa_c.html>.

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