A classic weeping willow with golden twigs and flowing branches that turn any landscape into a serene, storybook scene
FEATURES:
- Graceful, cascading branches create a dramatic weeping silhouette
- Golden young stems add warm color, especially in winter light
- Fast growing shade tree with a broad, sweeping canopy
- Thrives in moist soils and performs beautifully near water
- Excellent for large lawns, pondsides, and naturalized landscapes
- Provides wildlife habitat and gentle screening
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree; does not fit in a box
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip:
Willows love moisture, so choose a spot with consistently damp soil or plan to water regularly during dry stretches, especially while the tree is getting established. Give Niobe plenty of room away from foundations, septic systems, and underground lines, since willows naturally seek water. Prune in late winter to remove any dead, rubbing, or overly long branches and to maintain a clean canopy line. If you plant it near water, let the branches drape naturally for the most graceful effect. This tree is at its best when you lean into its wild beauty, not when you try to make it behave like a formal shade tree.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Mature Height: 40-50' tall
- Mature Width: 40-50' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 40-50' apart
Niobe Golden Weeping Willow
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Salix alba tristis 'Niobe'
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A classic weeping willow with golden twigs and flowing branches that turn any landscape into a serene, storybook scene
FEATURES:
- Graceful, cascading branches create a dramatic weeping silhouette
- Golden young stems add warm color, especially in winter light
- Fast growing shade tree with a broad, sweeping canopy
- Thrives in moist soils and performs beautifully near water
- Excellent for large lawns, pondsides, and naturalized landscapes
- Provides wildlife habitat and gentle screening
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree; does not fit in a box
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip:
Willows love moisture, so choose a spot with consistently damp soil or plan to water regularly during dry stretches, especially while the tree is getting established. Give Niobe plenty of room away from foundations, septic systems, and underground lines, since willows naturally seek water. Prune in late winter to remove any dead, rubbing, or overly long branches and to maintain a clean canopy line. If you plant it near water, let the branches drape naturally for the most graceful effect. This tree is at its best when you lean into its wild beauty, not when you try to make it behave like a formal shade tree.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Mature Height: 40-50' tall
- Mature Width: 40-50' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 40-50' apart
Why plant Niobe Golden Weeping Willow?
Just about everybody loves a Weeping Willow, and Niobe Weeping Willow may become your favorite tree, too. Its elegant, flowing form, golden stems, and fluttery, silver-backed leaves will paint a beautiful and soothing picture outside your window. Weeping Willow is a fast-growing tree (the fastest-growing tree we have for sale), and you’ll appreciate the quick privacy screen it provides. The kids will surely have a ball conducting top-secret meetings in the space beneath Niobe’s domed canopy!
How to use Niobe Golden Weeping Willow in the landscape?
The Willow you've always dreamed about. Long, sweeping branches cascade over each other until they reach the ground, creating an atmosphere that will mesmerize your imagination and confirm that some dreams do come true. The bright lovely yellow branches shimmer against the winter sky. It is definitely a one-of-a-kind tree!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
How To Plant Niobe Golden Weeping Willow
Willows are just plain easy to grow. These large, yet delicate, trees can create quite a focal point in the garden. They tolerate most soil conditions, including wet soils. They aren’t too keen on dry soil conditions, but they do enjoy being planted in full sun. Did you know that a substance taken from the bark of the Willow tree is used to produce salicylic acid? Salicylic acid is used to make aspirin, dyes, and it even helps to preserve food. Willow trees are aggressive growers and can grow to be quite large. To help them grow into healthy large trees, apply a dose of medium rate fertilizer once a year in the fall. You should only do this for about the first 3 or 4 years. You shouldn’t have to prune too often, just prune when you feel it is necessary. Willow trees are free of any major pest or disease problems. When your Willow tree is young, however, keep the trunk of your young Willow protected – ‘cause deer love ‘em!
How To Water
Willow trees will appreciate watering deeply, and regularly during its first few years in the ground. Irrigate weekly, and especially during long dry spells or extreme heat after it’s established.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Niobe is a fast-growing willow and can put on several feet of growth per year in good conditions, especially with consistent moisture and full sun.
It does not have to be, but it thrives near water or in moist soils. If planted in a drier spot, it will need regular deep watering, particularly during hot or dry periods.
Prune in late winter while the tree is dormant. Remove dead or damaged branches and thin lightly for airflow. Avoid heavy pruning during the growing season to keep the tree healthy and balanced.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
Our Guarantees
3-YEAR-TREE GUARANTEE:
Bower & Branch offers a Three-Year Tree Guarantee on all of our trees, sizes X-Large and up. Only the finest and the most experienced growers are awarded the opportunity to grow for Bower & Branch, so we offer the best guarantee available.
If your tree(s) should fail for any reason during the three-year guarantee period, you will receive an online gift card in the amount that you originally spent on the tree.* You can then use this online gift card for any Bower & Branch Purchase.
* Bower & Branch provides online gift cards in the amount of the original purchase price of the tree(s). The amount does not include any additional costs such as delivery, planting, tax, or any other products or services. Online gift cards can be applied towards any Bower & Branch purchase on BowerandBranch.com and have no expiration dates. Bower & Branch does not guarantee tree replacement or availability of any desired product at any time. Cash refunds are not offered. Bower & Branch requires that all original tags and receipts are present when a guarantee request is initiated. The Bower & Branch Three-Year Guarantee only applies to plant material that has been planted in the ground. Container plantings are NOT covered.
At Bower & Branch, we do our best to honor all guarantee fulfillment requests to ensure customer satisfaction. However, we reserve the right to refuse the request if the required guarantee steps were not satisfied. Bower & Branch also reserves the right to deny any guarantee fulfillment request that is made as a result of animal damage, problems with plant hardiness and zone issues, or acts of nature (snow storms, hurricanes, and similar).
Reach out to a Plant Whisperer with any questions:
- Email: plantwhisperers@bowerandbranch.com
- Phone: 866-873-3888
- Or via Online Chat
Customer Reviews
Like all the 20+ trees and shrubs I’ve bought from Bower and Branch over the years, my Niobe Willow arrived in excellent condition, very healthy and lush, and even larger than I’d ordered or expected. In just the first year it filled out nicely and after two full growing seasons has nearly doubled in size - both width and height. I keep it watered deeply 2x a week and mulched a 10’ circle around the base which has helped develop an extensive root system. My only (big) mistake was not protecting the truck over the winter, so the deer did some damage scratching with their antlers but thankfully it was not extensive and so far hasn’t effected the overall health or growth of the tree.
Our Willow arrived healthy and arrived earlier than expected. Bower and Branch answered all my queries with no hesitation. I would highly recommend them.
Thanks
Great customer service and the trees were so healthy and packaged nice for shipping!
