Forsythia suspensa
Weeping forsythia · also Golden-bell, Forsythia, Goldenbells
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Forsythia suspensa, commonly known as weeping forsythia, is an elegant, straggling deciduous shrub native to China, noted for its bright golden-yellow flowers appearing on bare branches in early spring. It typically grows to about 3 meters high and thrives in full sun, tolerating partial shade. This hardy plant is also significant in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1380.06%—2.7 in
- 140.01%8.2 yr—
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 9.8 ft
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.7 in, mean 2.7 in, 90th percentile 3.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests
Other Forsythia in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
