Common Name
Plant Form
Large Trees
Considered Invasive?
No
Threat Level
Not Applicable
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Additional Info
Notes: Brought to the U. S. in the 1700s by European settlers, this native of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa have since escaped from cultivation and naturalized in minimally managed areas. Of the non-native willows, Salix alba and its weeping cultivar (S. fragilis), which is often used in landscapes, are considered problematic in the City of Alexandria. Chinese weeping willow, Salix babylonica, is listed as invasive in Arlington.