Is a weeping willow common in central Indiana?
Common in older central Indiana neighborhoods and on rural lots around ponds, ditches, and low ground; essentially nothing new is being planted, so the standing population is uniformly old. Purdue has documented widespread weeping willow dieback across Indiana in drought years, so a large share of current willow calls are decline-driven rather than storm-driven.
Why that matters for tree work
The "willow" on a central Indiana quote is almost always a weeping willow somebody planted 25 years ago near the wet back corner of the lot, and it's now over a fence, a shed, or a septic field. It is one of the few species where an arborist will lead with removal rather than pruning options, because the wood is brittle, it seals wounds badly, and it is usually structurally finished before it is old.
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