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Willow the branches have an upward tendency, while the minor shoots and twigs are strictly 

 pendulous. 



Weeping Trees must be rightly placed. The illustration of the Weeping Elm shows 

 how beautiful a tree of this growth is when not muddled up with other things. Willows by 

 waterside, and weeping trees planted to reveal their true beauty, add to the charm and 

 interest of a garden. But weeping trees must not be used recklessly or in too great a variety. 

 A few well placed are beautiful, but too many are monotonous. 



The best weeping trees are : Abies canadensis pendula, a variety of the Hemlock- Spruce, 

 all the young shoots of which are drooping ; Abies excelsa inverta, a Norway Spruce, whose 

 branches hang close to the stem ; Alnus incana pendula, a pretty Alder with drooping shoots ; 

 Betula alba laciniata pendula, B. alba pendula, B. alba Youngi, three distinct weeping varieties 

 of the common Birch ; Thuja (Biota) orientalis pendula, a graceful form of the Chinese 

 Arborvita? ; Caragana arborescens pendula, a Laburnum-like shrub with yellow blossoms ; 

 Cerasus Avium pendula, C. Mahaleb pendula, C. pendula rosea, C. serotina pendula, four 

 beautiful Weeping Cherries ; Corylus Avellana pendula, a distinct variety of the Hazel ; 

 Crataegus Oxyacantha pendula, the Weeping Hawthorn ; Cupressus Lawsoniana pendula, one 

 of the many varieties of Lawson's Cypress in which the young shoots are drooping ; Fagus 

 sylvatica pendula, F. sylvatica purpurea pendula, the drooping forms of the common and 

 purple Beech ; Fraxinus excelsior pendula, F. excelsior aurea pendula, and F. parvifolia 

 pendula, weeping varieties of the common, the golden-barked, and the small-leaved Ash ; Ilex 

 Aquifolium pendulum, 1. Aquifolium argenteo-pendula, I. Aquifolium aureo-pendula, three 

 distinct Hollies ; the Weeping Walnut ; Juniperus oblonga pendula, J. virginiana pendula, 

 two graceful forms of Juniper ; Laburnum vulgare pendulum, a drooping variety of the 

 Laburnum ; Larix europasa pendula, the Weeping Larch ; Moms alba pendula, a striking 

 form of the White Mulberry ; Populus tremuloides pendula, the St. Julian Poplar ; Pyrus 

 Aucuparia pendula, P. communis pendula, P. prunifolia pendula, P. salicifolia pendula, four 

 distinct kinds of Pyrus ; Quercus pedunculata pendula, a Weeping Oak ; Robinia Pseud-Acacia 

 pendula, a variety of the False Acacia or Locust Tree ; Salix americana pendula, S. babylonica, 

 S. Caprea pendula, S. sericea pendula, four pretty Weeping Willows; Sophora japonica pendula, 



