Salix babylonica but beyond China, it has not generally been as successfully cultivated as some of its hybrid derivatives, being sensitive to late-spring frosts. In the more humid climates of much of Europe and eastern North America, it is susceptible to a canker disease, willow anthracnose ("Marssonina salicicola"), which makes infected trees very short-lived and unsightly. "Salix babylonica" (Babylon willow) has many cultivars, including: Various cultivars of "Salix matsudana" (Chinese willow) are now often included within "Salix babylonica", treated more broadly, including: Yet other weeping willow cultivars are derived from interspecific "Salix" hybrids, including "S. babylonica" in their parentage. The most widely
Phyllonorycter salicifoliella Phyllonorycter salicifoliella Phyllonorycter salicifoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is widespread across North America, from Mississippi to Ontario in the east and from southern California to northern British Columbia in the west. The length of the forewings is 3–4 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid-August and again from late August to November in two generations. The larvae mostly feed on "Salix" species, including "Salix alba", "Salix amygdaloides", "Salix babylonica", "Salix bebbiana", "Salix bonplandiana", "Salix caroliniana", "Salix eriocephala", "Salix lasiolepis", Salix "longifolia", "Salix lutea", "Salix monticola", "Salix purpurea", "Salix x rubens" ("Salix alba" x "Salix