Scientific Name
Laburnum anagyroides (Laburnum x watereri)

Common Name
Golden chain tree

Hardiness Zones: 5-7
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; range of soil types
Texture: Fine to medium
Form: Upright; sparsely branched; loses lower branches
Height: 12 to 30'
Width: 9 to 12'
Leaf: 1.3 to 3" alternate, trifoliate leaves; insignificant fall color
Flower/Fruit: 6 to 10" yellow, pendulous flower racemes
Comments: Short-lived; not heat tolerant
Cultivars: Sunspire
 



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