For a more lush landscape, consider branching out a bit by planting a weeping tree. Weeping trees make a striking statement with their long, downward branches that cascade toward the ground. There are ...

Weeping cherries are one of the most-requested nursery trees, and one of the least understood. They also have a very high failure rate; after dogwoods they are our highest warranty cost item. We like ...

Have you ever thought about the shape of trees? How they grow tall and straight or have a weeping character to them? What makes some trees grow tall and straight while others weep? Both shapes are ...

Plants "weep" in many different forms. Visualize a tree or shrub with a cultivar name like 'Pendula,' 'Prostatus' or 'Procumbens' and what do you see? It could be a tall, narrow tree with drooping ...

IN NATURE for July 11, on “Weeping Forms of Elm,” Mr. W. H. Shrubsole refers to two distinct factors: (1) the ‘weeping” of the shoots, and (2) the peculiar contorted appearance of the older ...

After a tour of Italy, friends asked me if weeping willows – like the ones they’d admired on their trip – could grow in Central Florida. Unfortunately, weeping willows – native to Northern China – ...

One of the first things I noticed about Yakima was its enormous trees. Massive weeping birches, stately Linden trees, and colossal, craggy elms. I’d often wonder as I drove by various giant trees — ...