I'm not aware of a dwarf weeping willow but there you could really make that wet spot an attractive focal point with something like a weeping bald cypress a grouping of dwarf bald cypress.

Little King dwarf river birch could be another choice. Can't believe I forgot that one since there's one right outside my window.

Beat me to it! I love bald cypress. Its cousin Dawn Redwood tolerates some wet feet as well. Both are conical shaped trees when open grown.

Another choice is a plain old Acer Rubrum Red Maple which I notice they also call "swamp maple". I have a generic one planted in a low spot in my yard, full sun, its doing well.

Slower growing is Nyssa Sylvatica. They probably call it Black Gum casually, this fella has GREAT fall color and is a pretty polite tree, limited litter, good structure. Long as the soil drains after the rain stops I bet it would do well.

I'm wondering if there is a dwarf variety

No.

Agree that baldcypress is a good choice.

Dan

I googled both gum tree and bald cypress. Unless I'm reading wrong they both look like large trees. I'm posting this awful picture of the area where the tree is to go. You can see the power lines I need to think about, the size of the area, etc. And if you look closely you can see the little dead Japanese maple that I haven't removed yet. (I was keeping my fingers crossed for it, but am ready to give up).

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Gardengal is right on!
That's the very Willow I was going to suggest.

Josh

There is also S. purpurea 'Pendula'. Not as heavy-looking as S. caprea 'Kilmarnock' (there are two cultivars of S. caprea pendula - the far more prevalent and ornamental, male 'Kilmarnock' and the now out of favor female 'Weeping Sally'; plants sold as 'Pendula' are liable to be 'Kilmarnock').

Have you considered a weeping pussy willow? Same weeping effect, not so large and the catkins are cute. Oh, supposed to be good luck as well.

Ozzy, that's S. caprea.

That plant is rather small and cute, not a screening plant for that spot IMHO. Baldcypress is inappropriate for that spot.

Let's back up: what is the desired height-width of the plant?

Dan

Cut a little planting island there and plop a flew Peve minaret baldies along with your dwarf willow. A little fishy pond with foot bridge would look super cool.

I wouldn't put anything like that out by the road, without an effective fence around it.

While I love the fish pond with foot bridge idea, I have 2 acres behind the house chock-full of gardens where I could do that. Bboy is correct about not putting something like that near the road... especially with my kids friends comming in and out of the driveway! Might end up with a car in the pond.
Dan, as far as the desired height and width, I guess approx the size of a small Japanese maple since that's what I tried there... or the size of a weeping cherry (have one in the back, want something different by the road). I will continue to look up everyones suggestions. Thanks for all of the input.

You'd have to stake it get the true weeping willow effect, but salix repens Boyd's Pendulous is another possibility. Try www.pendulousplants.com or Forest Farm.

It's been a dream of mine to have a circular driveway some day. I'd put a fountain there. But if you don't want to do the pond then at least go above and beyond planting one single small bush there. That's my only request. Because it will mean the difference of someone like me not noticing it and noticing it and saying "wow, those folks have some dwarf baldies planted around a weeping willow and a flower bed. That was a nice way to use that space"

OK iforgotitson... I promise to do something more than 1 little tree. I'll post a pic if I ever decide. But you have to drive by the next time you are in the neighborhood so that you can compliment me on it! Looking into that salix repens now.

salix caprea pendula. goat willow. I am going to try and grow it as a shade ornamental bonsai. It can grow in partial shade so it says online. It might really make an adorable houseplant. Florists sell it so I assume it's a houseplant. As far as this one goes for bonsai, all the work is done, now all it has to do is grow. The thing already has it's forever pot to sit in and everything, to a price paid of under thirty bucks. So I got an alright deal on the thing, even if leaf reduction doesn't happen. Aesthetically it can go just about anywhere in the place and give it kind of a real subtle fairy garden meets goth look. Some of the grafts nowadays really do make nice indoor trees,and really do better inside. This one, in the photo, is interesting because of the way it's grafted, which given five years, perhaps no one will notice, lol. It is a nice gift, I like it.