Planting Weeping Willow

QuestionsPlanting Weeping Willow
Pauline O'Reilly Staff asked 11 years ago

We have a damp area measuring 40 feet by 30 feet and were advised to plant Salix Alba Tristis here. On the internet we read that the roots can spread three times the distance from trunk to outer canopy. This seems huge. We think it was an American site. Will this hold true for Ireland? Is this tree suitable for us? Pauline P