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
Micrurapteryx salicifoliella arbusculoides", "Salix babylonica", "Salix bebbiana", "Salix brachycarpa", "Salix exigua", "Salix glauca", "Salix integra", "Salix interior", "Salix lasiandra", "Salix longifolia", "Salix monticola", "Salix novae-angliae", "Salix planifolia" and "Salix scouleriana"). They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the upperside of the leaf, sometimes covering the entire leaf area. It is a flat upperside blotch, initially greenish but later turning brown. The larva chews a hole through the bottom of the mine and exits through it to pupate. The cocoon is often spun on the upperside of a leaf, parallel to its long axis. Micrurapteryx salicifoliella Micrurapteryx