Forsythia × intermedia
border forsythia
Notes:
Probably overused. Famous as harbingers of spring, but usually unattractive at other times unless pruned regularly (single season plant). Form depends somewhat on the particular cultivar.
Fertilization can speed growth. NCSU and Sunset outnumber JerseyYards.org on salt tolerance.
'Arnold Dwarf' can be used as a groundcover (though the flowers are not that attractive or profuse).
Sources: Sunset, Stoecklein, JerseyYards.org, Missouri BG, Rutgers, UConn, USDA.
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Tags:
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
clay tolerant
compacted soil intolerant
deer resistant
dense canopy
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fast-growing
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
full sun preferred
habit:arching
habit:mounding
habit:rounded
habit:spreading/wide
habit:upright
infertile soil tolerant
long-lived
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease free
pruning required
rich soil preferred
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:cut flowers
use:espalier
use:groundcover
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:screen
use:specimen
water:moderate to little
water:regular
well-drained soil required
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