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Sauce llorón

Sauce llorón

Salix babylonica
Árbol caducifolio de tamaño mediano a grande con un tronco robusto coronado por una copa amplia y redondeada de ramas esbeltas que caen hasta el suelo — la clásica silueta llorona. Originario del norte de China (Linneo lo confundió con el sauce bíblico de Babilonia), crece rápidamente hasta 30-50 feet de altura y anchura similar, y luce mejor junto a un estanque o arroyo. Es dioico, con amentos de color verde plateado en abril-mayo en árboles masculinos y femeninos separados, pero su madera débil, las raíces superficiales agresivas y numerosos problemas de plagas y enfermedades lo hacen una mala elección cerca de casas o tuberías.
Climate fit: narrow (24/100)
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Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Sauce llorón (Salix babylonica). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/salix-babylonica
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