Forsythia
Forsythia · also Weeping forsythia, Golden-bells
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Weeping forsythia is an elegant, hardy deciduous shrub known for its abundant bright golden-yellow flowers that appear on bare branches in early spring. Native to China, it grows with spreading, pendulous branches, typically reaching about 3 meters in height. It is valued as an ornamental plant, tolerating partial shade but flowering best in full sun.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 330.04%—1.6 in
- 210.00%—3.9 in
- 210.02%20 yr—
- 110.00%——
- 80.00%—0.4 in
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 9.8 ft
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.6 in, mean 2.3 in, 90th percentile 3.9 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
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests
Other Forsythia in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
