| Description | A shorter flat topped Forsythia growing to about 12 inches tall. |
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| Pronunciation | (for-SITH-i-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5-8 |
| Sunlight | full, light shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | Yellow to golden yellow flowers start in mid to late April and last for around 3 weeks. Flowers bloom on old wood, many times the only flowers that will survive the winter will be the ones on branches that were buried in snow , considered a sparse bloomer |
| Leaves | green |
| Stems | squarish with prominent lenticels, maybe green |
| Dimensions | 1-2 feet tall by 2-3 feet spread |
| Maintenance | Pruning should be done in the spring after flowering. This promotes the production of new wood. On this wood the flowers for next year will be formed. Forsythia can be pruned back fairly hard. Pruning to late will greatly decrease the number of flowers for the next year. |
| Propagation | softwood stem cuttings |
| Native Site | China |
| Cultivar Origin | New York Botanical Gardens, USA, 1939 |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #226-Shrubs and Vines for American Gardens (Donald Wyman) |
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