Spring Gold Forsythia Size:4 gal (4-5ft.)

Spring Gold Forsythia Size:4 gal (4-5ft.)The forsythia shrub is the light at the end of winter. It is one of the first plants to bloom in the early spring and its flowers offer a warm yellow to the cold backdrop of winter that is still in the air. The Spring Gold forsythia will add an explosion of gorgeous, bright yellow flowers that cover the branches fully for weeks. Its foliage also offers a beautiful fall color of maroon mixed with gold and yellow. The forsythia has beautiful multi green

It also branches very well as a young tree developing a uniformed

drawing the eyes of all passers by

though its hybrid vigor makes it less finicky about cultural details

The flower clusters are 12 to 15” long and literally cover the tree from June into July

in groupings

planted primarily in East Potomac Park where they remain a highlight of the National Cherry Blossom Festival [2]

this naturally occurring form—first documented by Mark Catesby in Virginia in 1731 [1] —turns up occasionally in the wild with its blushing pink to rosy red display

Yoshino Cherry is a hybrid of unknown parentage from Japan

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emerge after flowering and transform into attractive shades of purple-red in autumn

purple and orange slowly work back into the green canopy before completely overtaking it in a grade finale

When summer arrives the upward branching and deep green textured leaves provide an elegant and graceful appearance among larger straighter shade trees