Salix sepulcralis group inheritied from its parent the twisted and contorted branches, as well as being more cold-tolerant, as "S. babylonica" var." matsudana" is native to northern China and Korea. These trees are usually no more than tall. Leaves are finely serrulate, pubescent or silky when young. Ovaries are short and flask-shaped, not much longer than the subtending catkin scale. They are usually intermediate between the parent species, showing the typical weeping willow appearance with leaves that are pale glaucous below. But as an ornamental tree with high diversity, trees may look closer to either parent or different entirely. Salix sepulcralis group The
Salix fragilis frequently with the type. It is a smaller shrubby tree, rarely exceeding tall, with completely hairless leaves up to 9 cm long and 2–3 cm broad. According to some botanists, it is a distinct species (treated as "Salix decipiens" Hoffm.), with, in this view, "S. fragilis" then being a hybrid between "S. decipiens" and "S. alba". Some other botanists regard "S. decipiens" as itself being a hybrid between "S. fragilis" and "S. triandra". Little evidence supports either of these suggestions. It readily forms natural hybrids with white willow "S. alba" in Europe and Asia, the hybrid being named "Salix" ×