Dietary fiber or roughage is the indigestible portion of food derived from plants. It has two main components: 1  Soluble fiber, which dissolves in water, is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts, and can be prebiotic and viscous.
Usage. If the willow tree is small, apply the herbicide as a foliage spray covering the willow's entire foliage until the chemical begins to drip off the leaves. For larger willow trees, cut the upper and lower branches off with a chainsaw and cut the trunk as close to the ground as possible.
The weeping willow belongs to the Salix genus. A member of the willow family (Salicaceae), the willow genus (Salix spp.) is a cosmopolitan genus that consists of approximately 300 species of deciduous trees and shrubs.