Weeping trees are

trees In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only p ...

characterized by soft, limp twigs. This characterization may lead to a bent crown and pendulous branches that can cascade to the ground. While weepyness occurs in nature, most weeping trees are

cultivar A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ...

s. Because of their shape, weeping trees are popular in landscaping; generally they need a lot of space and are solitary so that their effect is more pronounced. There are over a hundred different types of weeping trees. Some trees, such as the cherry, have a variety of weeping cultivars. There are currently around 550 weeping cultivars in 75 different genera, although many have now disappeared from cultivation.Govaerts, R., Jablonski, E. & Michielsen, K. (2009). Hänge- oder Trauerformen von Gehölzen - unauffindbare Sorten - vielleicht wissen Sie etwas darüber ? Ginkgobätter 116: 24-27.

List of weeping trees

Weeping conifers

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Cedrus atlantica ''Cedrus atlantica'', the Atlas cedar, is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae, native to the Rif and Atlas Mountains of Morocco ( Middle Atlas, High Atlas), and to the Tell Atlas in Algeria.Gaussen, H. (1964). Genre ''Cedrus''. Les F ...

'' 'Glauca Pendula', Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar * ''

Cupressus nootkatensis ''Callitropsis nootkatensis'', formerly known as ''Cupressus nootkatensis'' ( syn. ''Xanthocyparis nootkatensis, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis''), is a species of tree in the cypress family native to the coastal regions of northwestern North Americ ...

'' 'Pendula', Weeping Nootka Cypress * ''

'' 'Pendula Vera', True Weeping Nootka Cypress * ''

Cupressus sempervirens ''Cupressus sempervirens'', the Mediterranean cypress (also known as Italian cypress, Tuscan cypress, Persian cypress, or pencil pine), is a species of cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Iran. While some studies show it ha ...

'' 'Pendula', Weeping Mediterranean Cypress * ''

Juniperus virginiana ''Juniperus virginiana'', also known as eastern redcedar, red cedar, Virginian juniper, eastern juniper, red juniper, and other local names, is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico an ...

'' 'Pendula', Weeping Eastern Red Cedar * ''

Juniperus scopulorum ''Juniperus scopulorum'', the Rocky Mountain juniper, is a species of juniper native to western North America, from southwest Canada to the Great Plains of the United States and small areas of northern Mexico. They are the most widespread of all ...

'' 'Tolleson's Blue Weeping', Tolleson's Blue Weeping Juniper * ''

Larix decidua ''Larix decidua'', the European larch, is a species of larch native to the mountains of central Europe, in the Alps and Carpathian Mountains, with small disjunct lowland populations in northern Poland. Its life span has been confirmed to be clos ...

'' 'Pendula', Weeping European Larch * ''

Picea abies ''Picea abies'', the Norway spruce or European spruce, is a species of spruce native to Northern Europe, Northern, Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. It has branchlets that typically hang downwards, and the largest cones of any spruce, ...

'' 'Inversa', Inversed Norway Spruce * ''

'' 'Pendula', Weeping Norway Spruce * '' Picea breweriana'', Brewer's Weeping Spruce * ''

Picea glauca ''Picea glauca'', the white spruce, is a species of spruce native to the northern temperate and boreal forests in Canada and United States, North America. ''Picea glauca'' is native from central Alaska all through the east, across western and s ...

'' 'Pendula', Weeping White Spruce * ''

Picea omorika ''Picea omorika'', commonly known as the Pančić spruce or Serbian spruce (, ), is a species of coniferous tree endemic to the Drina River valley in western Serbia, and eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a total range of only about 60 ha, ...

'' 'Pendula', Weeping Serbian Spruce * ''

Pinus strobus ''Pinus strobus'', commonly called the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine is a large pine native to eastern North America. It occurs from Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland, Canada, west ...

'' 'Pendula', Weeping Eastern White Pine * ''

Pinus patula ''Pinus patula'', commonly known as patula pine, spreading-leaved pine, or Mexican weeping pine, and in Spanish as ''pino patula'' or ''pino llorón'', (''patula'' Latin = "spreading") is a tree native to the highlands of Mexico. It grows from ...

'', Mexican Weeping Pine * ''

Sequoiadendron giganteum ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'' (also known as the giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood or Wellingtonia) is a species of coniferous tree, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae. Giant sequoia specimens are the la ...

'' 'Pendulum', Weeping giant sequoia

Weeping broadleaf trees

''Acer campestre'' 'Eastleigh Weeping', Weeping Eastleigh Field Maple * ''Acer campestre'' 'Pendulum', Weeping Field Maple * ''Acer campestre'' 'Puncticulatum', Weeping Speckled Field Maple * ''Acer negundo'' 'Pendulum', Weeping Boxelder Maple * ''Acer platanoides'' 'Pendulum', Weeping Norway Maple * ''Acer pseudoplatanus'' 'Pendulum', Weeping Sycamore * ''Aesculus'' (Carnea Group) 'Pendula', Weeping Red Horse Chestnut * ''Amorpha fruticosa'' 'Pendula', Weeping Desert False Indigo * ''Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco'' 'Pendula', Weeping White Quebracho * ''

Betula pendula ''Betula pendula'', commonly known as silver birch, warty birch, European white birch, or East Asian white birch, is a species of tree in the family (biology), family Betulaceae, native plant, native to Europe and parts of Asia, though in so ...

'' 'Youngii', Young's Weeping Birch * ''Betula pubescens'' 'Pendula', Weeping Downy Birch * ''Betula pubescens'' 'Pendula Nana', Gazebo Downy Birch * ''

Cercidiphyllum japonicum ''Cercidiphyllum japonicum'', known as the Katsura (from its Japanese name カツラ, 桂), is a species of flowering tree in the family Cercidiphyllaceae native to China and Japan. It is sometimes called ''caramel tree'' for the light caramel sm ...

'' 'Pendulum', Weeping Katsura * ''

Fagus sylvatica ''Fagus sylvatica'', the European beech or common beech, is a large, graceful deciduous tree in the Fagaceae, beech family with smooth silvery-gray bark, large leaf area, and a short trunk with low branches. Description ''Fagus sylvatica'' i ...

'' 'Pendula', Weeping Beech * ''

Ficus benjamina ''Ficus benjamina'', commonly known as weeping fig, benjamin fig or ficus tree and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Asia and Australia. It is the official tree of Bangkok. The ...

'', Weeping Fig * ''Fraxinus angustifolia'' 'Pendula Vera', True Weeping Narrow-leafed Ash * ''

Fraxinus excelsior ''Fraxinus excelsior'', known as the ash, or European ash or common ash to distinguish it from other types of ash, is a flowering plant species in the olive family Oleaceae. It is native throughout mainland Europe east to the Caucasus and Alb ...

'' 'Pendula', Weeping Ash * ''

Ilex aquifolium ''Ilex aquifolium'', the holly, common holly, English holly, European holly, or occasionally Christmas holly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aquifoliaceae, native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest As ...

'' 'Pendula', Weeping Holly * ''

Malus ''Malus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 32–57 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples (sometimes known in North America as crabapples) and wild apples. The genus i ...

'' 'Louisa', 'Louisa' Weeping Crabapple * ''

Melaleuca leucadendra ''Melaleuca leucadendra'', commonly known as weeping paperbark, long-leaved paperbark or white paperbark is a species of woody plant in the Myrtus, myrtle Family (biology), family Myrtaceae, and is widespread in northern Australia, New Guinea an ...

'', Weeping Tea tree * ''

Morus alba Morus may refer to: People * Alexander Morus (1616–1670), Franco-Scottish Protestant preacher * Henryk Moruś (1943–2013), Polish serial killer * Huw Morus (1622–1709), Welsh poet * Thomas More or Morus (1478–1535), English philosopher * M ...

'' 'Chaparral', 'Chaparral' weeping Mulberry * '' Prunus itosakura'' 'Pendula' (syn. ''Prunus spachiana'' 'Pendula'), Weeping Japanese Cherry * '' Prunus itosakura'' 'Pendula Rosea' (syn. ''Prunus spachiana'' 'Pendula Rosea'), Weeping Spring Cherry * '' Prunus itosakura'' 'Pendula Rubra' (syn. ''Prunus spachiana'' 'Pendula Rubra'), Red Weeping Spring Cherry * ''

Prunus mume ''Prunus mume'', the Chinese plum or Japanese apricot, is a tree species in the family Rosaceae. Along with bamboo, the plant is intimately associated with art, literature, and everyday life in China, from where it was then introduced to Kor ...

'' 'Pendula', Weeping Flowering Apricot * ''Prunus'' × ''subhirtella'' 'Pendula Plena Rosea', Weeping Higan Cherry * '' Pyrus salicifolia'' 'Pendula', Weeping Willow-leaved Pear * ''

Salix babylonica ''Salix babylonica'' (Babylon willow or weeping willow; ) is a species of willow native to dry areas of northern China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan, and Siberia but cultivated for millennia elsewhere in Asia, being traded along the Silk Road to southw ...

'' 'Babylon',

Weeping Willow ''Salix babylonica'' (Babylon willow or weeping willow; ) is a species of willow native to dry areas of northern China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan, and Siberia but cultivated for millennia elsewhere in Asia, being traded along the Silk Road to southw ...

* ''Salix'' Sepulcralis Group 'Chrysocoma', Golden weeping Willow * ''

Styphnolobium japonicum ''Styphnolobium japonicum'', the Japanese pagoda tree (also known as the Chinese scholar tree and pagoda tree; syn. ''Sophora japonica'') is a species of deciduous tree in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. It was formerly in ...

'' 'Pendulum', Weeping Pagoda Tree * ''

Tilia tomentosa ''Tilia tomentosa'', known as silver linden in the US and silver lime in the UK, is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Malvaceae, native plant, native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, from Romania and the Ba ...

'' 'Petiolaris', Weeping silver Linden * ''

Ulmus glabra ''Ulmus glabra'', the wych elm or Scots elm, has the widest range of the European elm species, from Ireland eastwards to the Ural Mountains, and from the Arctic Circle south to the mountains of the Peloponnese and Sicily, where the species reach ...

'' 'Camperdownii', Camperdown Elm * '' Waterhousea floribunda'' 'Sweeper', Weeping Lilly Pilly

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Lists of trees

List of weeping trees

Weeping conifers

Weeping broadleaf trees

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