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Weeping Atlas Cedar Cedrus Atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' JPG.jpg
Weeping Atlas Cedar
Golden weeping willow: Salix Sepulcralis Group 'Chrysocoma' Salix alba11.jpg
Golden weeping willow: Salix Sepulcralis Group 'Chrysocoma'

Weeping trees are trees characterized by soft, limp twigs. [1] This characterization may lead to a bent crown and pendulous branches that can cascade to the ground. While weepyness occurs in nature, most weeping trees are cultivars. [1] Because of their shape, weeping trees are popular in landscaping; generally they need a lot of space and are solitary so that their effect is more pronounced. [2] There are over a hundred different types of weeping trees. Some trees, such as the cherry, have a variety of weeping cultivars. There are currently around 550 [3] weeping cultivars in 75 different genera, although many have now disappeared from cultivation. [4]

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List of weeping trees

Weeping conifers

Weeping Flowering Apricot Nagoya Agricultural Center03.jpg
Weeping Flowering Apricot

Weeping broadleaf trees

Weeping Fig Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7645.jpg
Weeping Fig
Weeping Ash Fraxinus excelsior 'Aurea pendula'.jpg
Weeping Ash
Weeping Silver Linden Tilia petiolaris JPG1Aa.jpg
Weeping Silver Linden

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References

  1. 1 2 Platt R (1959). 1000 Questions answered about Trees. Toronto: General Publishing Company. ISBN   0-486-27038-6.
  2. Peltier P, Boland T. "Bring grace to the landscape with weeping trees" . Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  3. Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. & Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced Weeping Broadleaf cultivars: an overview. Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2009: 19-30.
  4. Govaerts, R., Jablonski, E. & Michielsen, K. (2009). Hänge- oder Trauerformen von Gehölzen - unauffindbare Sorten - vielleicht wissen Sie etwas darüber ? Ginkgobätter 116: 24-27.