Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Weeping Plants



Weeping trees and shrubs are great assets in the landscape and can perform different functions.

  • Weeping trees can highlight a particular area of your landscape.
  • Weeping plants add a graceful, soothing tone to your landscape.
  • Weeping forms can complement water features and other boulder landscapes.
  • It's always good to add something fun and different to your home landscape.

The following is a list of beautiful weeping plant specimens:

  • Molten Lava Crabapple - Weeping Crabapple with red buds opening to single white flowers. 12-15' high.
  • Weeping Mulberry - Graceful, small weeping tree with glossy green foliage. 10'h x 15's
  • Weeping Pussy Willow - Beautiful weeping form with traditional pussy willow flowers. 5-6' x 5-6'.
  • Weeping Arctic Blue Willow - Excellent small specimen for patios or water features. 12-15' x 10-12'.
  • Weeping Nishiki Willow - Elegant and different looking features tri-colored leaves. Requires winter protection!
  • Weeping White Spruce - Narrow cone shaped weeper excellent specimen and a good plant for a narrow space. 20'h x 4'w.
  • Pendula Bruns Spruce - A type of serbian spruce with a weeping habit, beautiful foliage, and cones. 35'h x 15'w.
  • Weeping Hemlock 'Gracilis' - A premier evergreen for shade gardens, rockeries, and water features.
  • Weeping Larch - Luminous lime green needles on a weeping form. Yellow fall color. 10-12'h.

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