Salix sepulcralis group Salix sepulcralis group The "Salix sepulcralis" group is a cultivar group containing all cultivars of hybrids between "Salix alba" and "Salix babylonica". The "sepulcralis" or × "sepulcralis" trees are sometimes referred to as white weeping willow or glaucous weeping willow in reference to the mixed appearance from the parent species. It was first described by L. Simonkai in 1890 from trees growing in Romania. The group contains both weeping and nonweeping cultivars, though the best-known of its cultivars is 'Chrysocoma', the most widely grown weeping tree.. Some of the cultivars are hybrids of "S. babylonica" var. "matsudana" 'Tortuosa' and have
Coleophora lusciniaepennella Coleophora lusciniaepennella Coleophora lusciniaepennella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, the Mediterranean islands and most of the Balkan Peninsula and Russia. It occurs in forest-steppe biotopes. The wingspan is 10-13,5 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on "Myrica gale", "Populus tremula", "Salix alba", "Salix aurita", "Salix babylonica", "Salix caprea", "Salix cinerea", "Salix dasyclados", "Salix fragilis", "Salix glabra", "Salix pentandra", "Salix repens", "Salix triandra" and "Salix viminalis". They create a bivalved composite leaf case of 8–10 mm. It is rather