Weeping trees come into two main categories. Grafted Weeping' Trees and Trees that have a natural 'pendulous or weeping habit. Weeping trees may be either deciduous weeping species or evergreen weeping trees,
Grafted weeping trees are those where the bud from a weeping species is grafted onto the rootstock of an upright species. This is usually done so that the weeping habit can be created at a set height, the rootstock chosen to graft to is fast growing and sometimes because the rootstock of the upright tree is stronger.
Other weeping trees are those with a natural weeping habit or 'pendulous' habit.
Dwarf Weeping Trees
Dwarf weeping trees are increasingly popular with landscapers, weeping mulberry and cherry trees along with dwarf weeping Japanese maple trees all grow well in the garden border as feature plants as well as in containers and pots. Nearly all dwarf weeping trees are grafted, a dwarfing rootstock may be used in many cases.
Dwarf weeping trees are grown by grafting naturally pendulous growing species onto new rootstock, some naturally occuring dwarf weeping trees do exixt, however grafted fprms are far more common.
BEST WEEPING TREES
(weeping tree species)
Weeping Cherry Trees.
These are grafted and are a fantastic deciduous flowering tree available in a range of forms and colors. Prunus subhirtelia 'Pendula' and Prunus serrulata Kiku Shidare Zakura or Cheal's Weeping Cherry
Weeping Japanese Maple Trees
Some are grafted and some are not.
Acer esk flamingo has a weeping habit
Acer Japonicum Green Cascade
Acer Palmatum dissectum atropurpureum is a weeping cutleaf maple.
Acer Palmatum dissectum Filigree has a fine lacy foliage.
Weeping Golden Ash
Fraxinus excelsior "Aurea Pendula'
Weeping Crabapple
Malus 'Echermeyer' and Malus ioensis 'Plena'
Weeping Birch
Betula pendula 'Youngii'. This one is usually grafted onto a standard birch. A greta feature tree with a graceful weeping habit.
Weeping Mulberry
Morus alba 'Pendula' . The white mulberry from China is fairly drought tolerant and is regarded as a hardy tree.
Weeping Apricot
Prunus Mume 'Pendula'
Robinia 'Mop Top' (Mop Top Robinia)
European hornbeam
Carpinus betulus 'Vienna Weeping'
Weeping blue atlas cedar
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca pendula'. This one has drooping branches (hence the 'pendula') and is a great specimen tree.
Dwarf weeping trees include a range of 'Dwarf Japanese Maples' (grafted). These look great in rockeries,
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