Salix babylonica (Non-native)

Notes: Brought to the U. S. in the 1700s by European settlers, this native of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa have since escaped from cultivation and naturalized in minimally managed areas. Of the non-native willows, Chinese weeping willow, Salix babylonica, is listed as invasive in Arlington. Salix alba and its weeping cultivar (S. fragilis), which is often used in landscapes, are considered problematic in the City of Alexandria.