DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Willows (Salix spp)
Scientifc name: | Salix spp. (Nox) |  Weeping Willow tree |
Common Name: | Willows (Nox) | |
Status: | All willows (Salix spp.) , except Salix alba var. caerulea, Salix alba x matsudana, Salix babylonica, Salix X calodendron, Salix caprea ‘Pendula’, Salix matsudana ‘Aurea’, Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’, Salix myrsinifolia and Salix X reichardtii, are Restricted Weeds in the Mallee, North Central, Wimmera, Glenelg-Hopkins, Corangamite, Port Phillip & Westernport (East and West), Goulburn Broken, North East, West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMAs. Listed as a weed of national significance (WoNS). | |
 |  Weeping Willow leaves |
Related Links
Willows information on the Weeds Australia (Weeds of National Significance) website - includes the Willows Strategic Plan, National Willows Program Resource Kit and the Proceedings of the National Willows Research Forum (2007). (external link)
Information Note on Willow Identification Guide - DPI Information Series.
Information Note on Willows along watercourses: their impact compared to natives - DPI Information Series.
Information Note on Willows along watercourses: an introduction - DPI Information Series.
Information Note on Willows along watercourses: managing, removing and replacing - DPI Information Series.
A Weed Management Guide (Weeds of National Significance) for Willow is available on the CRC Website (external link)
Information factsheet on Leaf-feeding Willow Sawfly is available on the CRC Website (external link).
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This document was last reviewed on 24/09/2008