Plants "weep" in many different forms. Visualize a tree or shrub with a cultivar name like 'Pendula,' 'Prostatus' or 'Procumbens' and what do you see? It could be a tall, narrow tree with drooping ...

The original Christmas tree was a Spruce, which is distinguished by its cone shape and whorled branches. The needles of a Spruce are attached singly to the branches rather than in bunches, in a spiral ...

Pendulous, or weeping plants generally are the result of an accidental genetic variation in a seedling. Other plant accidents have resulted in the production of dwarf plants and variegated leaves, as ...

One of the most interesting evergreens is the weeping blue spruce (Picea pungens 'Pendula'). This cultivar of the native Colorado blue spruce was a selected seedling grown in a tree nursery in the ...

For a more lush landscape, consider branching out a bit by planting a weeping tree. Weeping trees make a striking statement with their long, downward branches that cascade toward the ground. There are ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 100, No. 8 (August 2013), pp. 1651-1662 (12 pages) Premise of the study: Historic colonization and contemporary evolutionary processes contribute to patterns of ...