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The epithet babylonica in this Chinese species' scientific name (S. babylonica), as well as the related common names "Babylon willow" or "Babylon weeping willow", derive from a misunderstanding by Linnaeus that this willow was the tree described in the Bible in the opening of Psalm 137 (here in Latin and English translations):
In Japanese tradition, the willow is associated with ghosts. It is popularly supposed that a ghost will appear where a willow grows. Willow trees are also quite prevalent in folklore and myths. [73] [74] In English folklore, a willow tree is believed to be quite sinister, capable of uprooting itself and stalking travellers. [75]
Salix × sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma', or Weeping Golden Willow, is the most popular and widely grown weeping tree in the warm temperate regions of the world. It is an artificial hybrid between S. alba 'Vitellina' and S. babylonica. The first parent provides the frost hardiness and the golden shoots and the second parent the strong weeping habit.
The gall is a small dimple (< 3 mm) on the underside of a willow leaf. Inside is a flat nymph which is surrounded with wax. The gall is raised on the upper surface of the leaf. [2] If there is a heavy infestation, leaves (especially younger ones) may curl. [3]
The Salix Sepulcralis Group is a cultivar group containing all cultivars of hybrids between Salix alba and Salix babylonica.The trees in this group are sometimes referred to as white weeping willow or glaucous weeping willow in reference to the mixed appearance from the parent species.
The spindle-shaped or ovoid gall is formed in the petiole or midrib of a leaf and is 10 mm long and 5 mm wide and contains one larva. It can be found on white willow (), Babylon willow (S. babylonica), S. blanda, crack willow (S. fragilis) and almond willow (S. triandra).
The gall of A. magnirostris is a long, 1–2 mm narrow twisted, downward roll on the leaves of eared willow , crack willow (S. fragilis) and their hybrids in Great Britain. The gall is lined with red hairs and contains the mites. [1] Elsewhere it has been found on Babylon willow (S. babylonica) and purple willow . [2]
It feeds on eared willow (Salix aurita), Babylon willow (Salix babylonica), goat willow (Salix caprea), grey willow (Salix cinerea), Salix dasyclados, crack willow (Salix fragilis), bay willow (Salix pentandra), tea-leaved willow (Salix phylicifolia) and common osier (Salix viminalis).