What the description neglected to say is that a river birch is merely a weeping willow in disguise. The real problem now is ...

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, ...

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, graceful branches that swayed in the breeze.

Willow trees can look magnificent, but can also leave a magnificent mess in yards. When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen ...

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, graceful branches that swayed in the breeze. It was also a magnificent mess.

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, graceful branches that swayed in the breeze. It was also a magnificent mess.

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But in this case, the willow was too far gone to preserve ... "People sing a different song when a giant tree comes down on their house," he said.