The dappled willow is a good, small, variegated tree, but its foliage can brown around the edges in a hot, dry summer -- especially when sited in full sun.

As my appetite for growing trees grew, I started to pine for new trees that didn’t grow here (sorry for the pun!). I started hunting for a cold-hardy weeping willow. After nearly 10 frustrating years ...

We are fairly sure our tree is a weeping willow, but as a longtime cricket enthusiast, I sometimes hopefully wonder if it is instead a Salix alba var. caerulea, then try to estimate the number of ...

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.

Weeping pussy willow, from what I've seen, grows more upright than wide. I think a good planning size is around 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide if you're using it in a garden bed and plan to prune it ...

Tree of the Week showcases some of the biggest and most beautiful trees in the GTA, as compiled by Megan Ogilvie. Here, Alan Craig tells us about a massive weeping willow that grows in a park near ...

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 ...

The weeping willow, situated at nearby Radenhurst Park, was damaged enough by the ice storm that city crews determined it needed to come down. It was felled on May 12. The tree provided a lot of shade ...

The city didn't want to chop them down with all that history involved, but the trees had hit the end of their lifespans, Meed Ward said. On average, weeping willows live for about 50 years.

What: Salix integra “Hakuro-nishiki,” also known as dappled Japanese willow, can be grown as either a shrub or small tree. Its delicate three-tone leaves bring a visual treat to the garden.