Salicaceae

Weeping willow

Salix babylonica L.

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Weeping willow: Salix babylonica - Specimen in flower — Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (57)

Afrikaans: Treurwilger
Albanian: Shelgu pikëllues
Arabic: صفصاف بابلي, ام شعور صفصاف, خلاف, صفصاف مستحي
Armenian: Ուռենի բաբելոնական, Ուռենի Մացուդի
arz: صفصاف بابلى
azb: آغلار سؤیود
Azerbaijani: Babil söyüdü
Bangla: বেবিলন উইলো
Basque: Zume negarti, Sahats negarti, Zume adar-bihurri
Belarusian: Вярба плакучая, Вярба вавілонская
Bulgarian: Плачеща върба
Burmese: မိုးမခပင်, မိုးမခ
Cantonese: 垂柳, 旱柳
Catalan: Desmai
Central Kurdish: شۆڕەبی
Chinese: 垂柳, 垂丝柳, 垂柳（柳）, 杨柳枝, 柳, 柳屑, 柳枝, 柳根
Croatian: Žalosna vrba, Tužna vrba, Spiralna vrba
Czech: Vrba babylónská, Vrba Matsudova
Dutch: Kronkelwilg, Treurwilg, Wierzba płacząca
English: Weeping willow, Peking willow, Babylon willow, Corkscrew willow, Chinese willow
Finnish: Itkupaju
French: Saule pleureur, Saule tortueux
Galician: Salgueiro chorón, Salgueiro retorto
Georgian: Ძეწნა, Მტირალა ტირიფი
German: Echte Trauerweide, (Echte) Trauerweide, Chinesische Weide, Babylonische Weide, Chinesische Trauerweide, Trauer-Weide
Greek: Κλαίουσα ιτιά
Hebrew: ערבת בבל
hsb: Wisata wjerba
Hungarian: Babiloni szomorúfűz
Icelandic: Grátvíðir
Indonesian: Dedalu tangis
Irish: Saileach shilte Shíneach, Saileach shilte
Italian: Salice piangente
Japanese: シダレヤナギ, イトヤナギ, オオシダレ, オオシダレヤナギ, シダリヤナギ, セイコヤナギ, ロッカク, ロッカクヤナギ
Korean: 수양버들, 살릭스 바빌로니카, 능수버들
Lithuanian: Svyruoklinis gluosnis
Macedonian: Жална врба
Malay: Dedalu Cina
Nepali: बैंश
Pashto: جړانگو, بيد مجنون, جړانګو, خر وله, خروله, فلوس, پلوس
Persian: بید مجنون, بید بابل, بید گریان, بید چینی
Polish: Wierzba płacząca, Wierzba żałobna, Wierzba mandżurska
Portuguese: Salgueiro-chorão, Chourão, Salgueiro chorão, Salso-chorão
Romanian: Salcie pletoasă, Salcia pletoasă
Russian: Ива вавилонская, Ива плакучая, Ива Матсуды
sc: Salighe
shn: မႆႉၶႆႉမူၼ်ႇ
Slovenian: Vrba žalujka
Spanish: Sauce llorón, Sauce crespo
Swedish: Tårpil
Thai: หลิว
Tongan: Hakoloaʻani, Uilou
Turkish: Salkım söğüt
Ukrainian: Верба плакуча, Вавілонська верба
Uyghur: مەجبۇنتال, قارا سۆگەت
Uzbek: Majnuntol
Welsh: Helygen frau wylofus

Synonyms

Ficus salix H.Lév. & Vaniot
Salix annularis J.Forbes
Salix babylonica f. seiko Kimura
Salix babylonica f. villosa C.F.Fang
Salix babylonica var. babylonica
Salix babylonica var. glandulipilosa P.I Mao & W.Z.Li
Salix babylonica var. lavallei Dode
Salix babylonica var. szechuanica Goerz
Salix cantoniensis Hance
Salix capitata Y.L.Chou & Skvortsov
Salix chinensis Burm.f.
Salix dependens Nakai
Salix jeholensis Nakai
Salix jishiensis C.F.Fang & J.Q.Wang
Salix lasiogyne Seemen
Salix lenta Fries
Salix matsudana Koidz.
Salix matsudana f. tortuosa (Vilm.) Rehder
Salix matsudana var. anshanensis Z.Wang & J.Z.Yan
Salix matsudana var. pseudomatsudana (Y.L.Chou & Skv.) Y.L.Chou
Salix matsudana var. tortuosa A.Vilm.
Salix napoleonis F.W.Schultz
Salix neolasiogyne Nakai & Nakai
Salix ohsidare Kimura
Salix pendula Moench
Salix pendula Gaterau
Salix pingliensis Y.L.Chou
Salix pseudogilgiana H.Lév.
Salix pseudolasiogyne H.Lév.
Salix pseudomatsudana Y.L.Chou & Skvortsov
Salix subfragilis Andersson
Salix yuhkii Kimura

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex setetny, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Bernard BLANC, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: constanzalara, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Khanyi Malete, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Sangay Wangdi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: Dale Strumpell, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.