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Tree · Salicaceae family

Golden weeping willow

Salix × sepulcralis

Full sun in a garden 4–6 m × 4–7.5 m Flowers April to −29 °C
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In short a 10-second read

SunFull sun
in a garden after 10 years4–6 m
in the wild up to 20 m
spacing 12 m
FlowersApril
PlantingMarch, October–November
WinterNo winter protection

Where to plant and how much to water

Sun, soil and water.

It grows best in full sun, in average to moist soil.

Sun

Sun6 hours or more
Part shade3–6 hours
Shadeunder 3 h

Soil

average to moistloamyclayhumus-rich

Watering

regularly until establishedat the base, not on the leavesless when it rains

Frost

−29 °C
no winter protectionleafless in winter

How much space it takes

Mature size.

The mature plant next to a person (175 cm).

1 m2 m3 m4 m5 m6 m7 m8 m9 m10 m11 m12 m13 m14 m15 m16 m17 m18 m19 m20 m12–20 mspread 12–18 m
12–20 m× spread 12–18 m

Plant 12 m apart.

The final size depends on the cultivar and the spot — we give the range from smallest to largest.

Calendar

Through the year.

Months for Central Europe. The line shows the current month.

The year at a glance

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FlowersPlantingFeeding
Now, in October: a good time for planting (container plant).
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Flowers

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April · yellow

Planting

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

container plant: March, October–November

Feeding

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May–June

What to plant now (October) full list in October (244) →

Feeding

Nutrition.

Horn meal

up to 55 g/m² a year, if the soil needs it · May–June

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Pests and diseases

Common problems and what to do.

The most common problems in Central Europe. Protection is listed from the gentlest option.

Willow scab

Venturia saliciperda
diseasesource covers the whole genus

What you will see

Unfolding leaves turn black and die in spring; the infection moves into the shoots, where cankers form.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • Rake up fallen leaves in autumn.
  2. By hand early spring; autumnCut out infected wood and dispose of it; rake up fallen leaves.
Willow scabdisease

What you will see

Unfolding leaves turn black and die in spring; the infection moves into the shoots, where cankers form.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • Rake up fallen leaves in autumn.
  2. By hand early spring; autumnCut out infected wood and dispose of it; rake up fallen leaves.

Willow black canker

diseasesource covers the whole genus

What you will see

Later in the season it attacks leaves the early disease missed; repeated infections can kill the tree.

How to protect

  1. By handSame sanitation as for scab (cut out + rake up leaves).
Willow black cankerdisease

What you will see

Later in the season it attacks leaves the early disease missed; repeated infections can kill the tree.

How to protect

  1. By handSame sanitation as for scab (cut out + rake up leaves).

Willow cankers

diseasesource covers the whole genus

What you will see

Small black sunken lesions on branches and trunk, which can kill the tree within a few years.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • Keep the tree vigorous by feeding and watering in dry spells.

No known control.

Willow cankersdisease

What you will see

Small black sunken lesions on branches and trunk, which can kill the tree within a few years.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • Keep the tree vigorous by feeding and watering in dry spells.

No known control.

Imported willow leaf beetle

Plagiodera versicolora
pestsource covers the whole genus

What you will see

Larvae scrape the leaf surface (skeletonisation); 2 generations a year.

When to look

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
April–May

How to protect

  1. Biological spring–summerBacillus thuringiensis var. san diego (together with oil) against young larvae.
  2. Chemical — only when nothing else helpsOnly a product authorised in your country against the willow leaf beetle (follow the label; only if other steps are not enough).
Imported willow leaf beetlepest · April–May

What you will see

Larvae scrape the leaf surface (skeletonisation); 2 generations a year.

When to look

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
April–May

How to protect

  1. Biological spring–summerBacillus thuringiensis var. san diego (together with oil) against young larvae.
  2. Chemical — only when nothing else helpsOnly a product authorised in your country against the willow leaf beetle (follow the label; only if other steps are not enough).

Crown gall

Agrobacterium tumefaciens
diseasesource covers the whole genus

What you will see

Irregular galls at the base of the trunk or on the roots.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • Avoid injuring the roots and trunk.

No authorised chemical control.

Crown galldisease

What you will see

Irregular galls at the base of the trunk or on the roots.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • Avoid injuring the roots and trunk.

No authorised chemical control.

Sources (1)

Frequently asked

Quick answers.

When does golden weeping willow flower?

In April; the flowers are yellow.

Does golden weeping willow tolerate shade?

No, it needs full sun.

How much space does golden weeping willow need?

At maturity 12–18 m wide and 12–20 m tall; recommended spacing 12 m.

Willow scab — what can you do?

Rake up fallen leaves in autumn. Cut out infected wood and dispose of it; rake up fallen leaves.

Willow black canker — what can you do?

Same sanitation as for scab (cut out + rake up leaves).

Sources (16) Checked 24 October 2026

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