Willow tree leaves

“There is a willow grows aslant a brook,” opens Gertrude when narrating Ophelia’s death…

More than words, a picture that paints the ephemeral beauty of willows, with their trailing branches, their plant symbolism, their melancholy mood and appearance, a garden of the soul where willow trees and shrubs weep on rivers and on grass.

You see, just mentioning these trees brings lovely pictures of gardens in spring, of dappled shade and even the sweet chirping of birds and the bubbling of rivers.

I can see why you would like one in your garden…

Willows, also called sallows and osiers, are a genus of deciduous trees or shrubs, Salix, comprising 400 species.

Willow tree scientific name

Gardeners love them for their long, slender and often drooping branches, which look like strings of leaves, often silver or green but of many other colors too. Their original shapes and emotional presence can help you identify them and choose one for your garden.

Do you want that gentle beauty only willows can express in your garden?

If so, or if you just want to get to know this amazing tree better

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