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
Caloptilia stigmatella cone. Pupation takes place in a shiny cocoon at the underside of the leaf. Caloptilia stigmatella Caloptilia stigmatella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Holarctic Region, including all of Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula). The wingspan is . Adults are on wing in late June and July, and again from September onwards. The larvae feed on "Myrica gale", "Populus alba", "Populus candicans", "Populus canescens", "Populus nigra", "Populus tremula", "Salix alba", "Salix aurita", "Salix babylonica", "Salix cinerea", "Salix dasyclados", "Salix elaeagnos", "Salix fragilis", "Salix glaucosericea", "Salix lanata", "Salix magnifica", "Salix myrsinifolia", "Salix pentandra", "Salix purpurea",