Plants and Trees - Willow Tree
About Willow Trees
The Majestic and Symbolic Willow Tree
One of the most beautiful and majestic tree species in the world is willow trees. In an appearance, willow trees have a majestic appearance with superiority as they also have been known to connect with so many people in different ways as a symbol of hope. There are different types of willow trees that vary in appearance and different height growth at maturity as some produce various foliage and leaf colors especially during autumn season.
This symbolic tree is used for many applications because of its beauty, uniqueness and characteristics that include applications for residential landscaping, recreational parks, golf courses and school grounds. One of the other main characteristics is for its useful applications is to provide shade as most types of willow trees have rapid growth with tree branches gracefully wide spreading. For residential landscaping, featuring a willow tree can add so much beauty and gracefulness for visual appeal although there are a few considerations that need to be determined before even planting the tree. The following suggestions will help you decide as there are various types of willow trees that you can grow on your property:
- You need to find out the full growth at maturity as that will provide you with good information as to where the best location is more suitable for the growth height and open space requirements
- Select a willow tree specie that is more suitable to your yard size
- Do not plant trees in the close vicinity of your house structure or your neighbors as there might be root damage during the growth period
- Do not plant trees close to water storm pipes or drainage pipe systems
These suggestions are quiet important and will eliminate any root damage as willow trees require a good water supply and if they don’t have enough water the roots will stretch and grow until they find it and that’s when you will have problems.
Types of Willow Tree Species
The main types of willow tree species that are featured in residential landscaping that might be for enhancement purposes or to provide a shady location on your property are as follows:
- Willow Hybrid
- Flame Willow
- Weeping Willow
- Black Willow
- Corkscrew Willow
- White Willow
A willow hybrid tree has a rapid growth rate yearly of up to 6 feet. In good site conditions during the first three years this type of tree can grow as 20 feet tall with branches spreading to 15 feet wide. It’s an ideal tree in open spaces as it provides good shade, you can feature it as a hedge along your property and it can also be used as windbreaker.
One of the most popular willow trees for residential landscaping and recreational landscaping are weeping willows. This superior tree has so much grace and beauty as it has a short trunk with weeping branches. The leafs of a weeping willow are thin and narrow in appearance and usually have a whitened or silky look and feel in the leaf undersides. They are also a fast growing tree as they fully mature at 30 years and are expected to grow 50 feet high.
