Forsythia suspensa

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Forsythia

  Species:

  suspensa

  Family:

  Oleaceae

  Play Value:

  Attractive Flowers

  Wildlife Food Source

  Dimensions:

  Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Shrub

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Arching

  Weeping

  Growth Rate:

  Rapid

  Texture:

  Medium

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Texture:

  Loam (Silt)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Moist

  Occasionally Dry

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Fruit Type:

  Capsule

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Fragrant

  Long Bloom Season

  Showy

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Spring

  Flower Size:

  < 1 inch

  Flower Description:

  Golden yellow flowers in early spring; not as vivid a display as other forsythias

• Leaves:

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Alternate

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Description:

  Alternate, simple, dark green leaves

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Recreational Play Area

  Landscape Theme:

  Children's Garden

  Winter Garden