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I want to find a weeping tree to plant beside the entrance to our driveway, in memory of my in laws. We have a weeping pussy willow on one side, and it is doing ok. I wanted something similar, but just a bit different, to match the willow, for the other side of the driveway. I planted a weeping cherry on the other side but it did not do well; it is very windy there most of the time, there is a lot of exposure to the elements, and the ground is heavy clay. It was there for two years and struggled; last year we had a nasty cold spell late in the spring which killed the flower buds, then over the winter the deer chewed on it, and it still survived to produce flower buds this spring, but we had another cold snap very late in the season, and that finished it off. The nursery tree guy says he doesn't think any weeping trees will do well there. Also, before the cherry, I planted two Golden Rain trees in the same spot. they both died over a couple of years, also. Any suggestions?