Why is it called weeping willow tree?

Question

what is it's history.

Answer 1

In China and Turkey people say for ages  that the Weeping  Willow is known for its tearful symbolism, used in some places as a cemetery ornament signifying an association of grief for the loved one in the grave.

In the ancient times the torches used in funerals were made precisely by Willow wood.

It could have been a tree of ill omen as well as in ancient Babylon it is said the soothsayers predicted the death of Alexander the Great deriving from the fact that it was the Willow that swept the crown from his head as he was crossing the Euphrates river in a boat. ( cit. )

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Answer 2

Willow bark and leaves are used to cure ache and fever. Asprine, Tilonal, Advil, ect..are made from Willow, or a synthetic ereplica.  

"...If your weeping because of a headache or sore stomack, this willow will cure pain."

I'm geussing the Tree recieved that name because of it's assoication with crying, pain, suffering of a headache and illness.

Perhaps in a spiritual or story telling perspective, it takes your pain away and crys for you,..that is why it's leaves are in tear drop shape.

Alot of plants are named in this manner, such as horse radish...it's good for horses.

Answer 3

The simplest answer is...

Somebody thought that the teardrop shaped leaves...see where I'm going with this?

Answer 4

It's an appearance thing.  Because it all hangs down it look like it is weeping.

Early Chinese cultivar selections include the original Weeping Willow Salix babylonica 'Pendula', in which the branches and twigs are strongly pendulous. However, most Weeping Willows outside of China are hybrids between this cultivar, and either of White Willow Salix alba (Salix × sepulcralis Simonk.) and Crack Willow Salix fragilis (Salix × pendulina Wenderoth), which are better adapted to the more humid climates of most heavily populated regions of Europe and North America. The most widely grown Weeping Willow cultivar is Salix × sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma', with bright yellowish shoots.

Answer 5

there is in some stories......