#677 most planted
Laburnum x watereri
Golden chain tree · also Waterer goldenchain tree, Laburnum x watereri
Deciduous
673
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
15
cities
4.7 in
median trunk (12 cm, 510 measured)
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A small deciduous tree or large shrub, it is popular for its spectacular hanging clusters of yellow flowers in spring and summer. It requires consistent watering and full sun, and grows slowly in loose, fertile soils.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2160.03%—2.8 in
- 1440.05%27 yr5.9 in
- 1360.07%—12 in
- 520.15%—9.1 in
- 350.22%21 yr13 in
- 340.01%—3.0 in
- 270.06%11 yr—
- 60.00%—3.5 in
- 50.00%—2.3 in
- 40.01%—9.3 in
- 40.00%—3.5 in
- 40.00%—2.6 in
- 30.00%—11 in
- 20.00%—5.3 in
- 10.00%—4.3 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–26 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loose, Fertile
- Water needs
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.7 in, mean 6.8 in, 90th percentile 15 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 European mixed forests
Other Laburnum in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
