Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

Salicaceae (Willow Family)

▲ ▼ mature trees

Location near Missouri State University campus: on East Loren, several blocks west of campus

Salix babylonica: Babylon Weeping Willow

very similar to golden weeping willow (Salix alba ‘Tristis’), but has green to tan to reddish-brown, not golden twigs and leaf undersides are greenish, not whitish
generally, a longer-lived tree than Salix alba