Can weeping willow trees grow in Arizona?

The weeping willow can also be used as a specimen tree on a large, well-irrigated lawn. A native of the American Southwest, the desert willow can be found growing along desert washes and creeks in the Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts, from California all the way to Northern Mexico and Southwest Texas.

Where can willow trees be found?

This plant originates from China, but it can be found throughout the northern hemisphere (Europe, Asia and North America). Willow inhabits temperate areas that provide enough moisture and direct sunlight. It is often found near the lakes and ponds or planted in gardens and parks because of its ornamental morphology.

Where do desert willows grow?

desert arroyos
Desert willow, which grows as a shrub or small tree, is at home in desert arroyos. An arroyo (literally creek in Spanish) is a usually dry creek bed or gulch that temporarily fills with water after heavy rains.

Is a desert willow a good tree?

Desert willow is native to high and low desert regions from Southern California to Texas and south into Mexico. It has proven to be a highly adaptable plant for use in Inland Empire gardens and landscapes, tolerating heat, cold, wind and summer drought.

Is there a difference between a willow tree and a weeping willow tree?

Most varieties of willows grow best in full sunlight. While some smaller shrub willows grow well in mass plantings as hedges and borders, weeping willows prefer open areas that provide an abundance of light, although they can grow in very light shade.

What does the desert willow tree look like?

Desert-willow is a 15-40 ft., slender-twigged, small tree or large shrub, often with leaning, twisting trunk and open, spreading crown. Leaves are deciduous, willow-like, light green, both opposite and alternate, 4-12 inches long and 1/3 inch wide.

Are desert willow flowers edible?

Use as food: ASDM says the bitter inner bark may be eaten raw as an emergency food. It tastes better when dried and ground to flour. The USDA says that the flower blossoms and seed pods were used for food also.

Is desert willow poisonous to dogs?

We could find no indication in researching Chilopsis linearis (Desert willow) that any parts of it were poisonous.

Are desert willow fast growing?

It is considered a fast growing tree, and is the case with many fast-growing trees, it is relatively short-lived (more info). This link to arborday.org defines growth rate of trees in terms of inches per year, and it describes fast growth as 25” per year or greater.

What states have weeping willow trees?

Willows grow best east of the Mississippi River, though some varieties have strayed their way down to the Midwest, Texas, Oklahoma, and even parts of central and southern California.