| Description | A yellow foliage Forsythia with yellow flowers in mid April. |
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| Pronunciation | (for-SITH-i-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, part sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | bright yellow, early spring before the leaves emerge, mid April |
| Leaves | leaves: some are solid yellow, others yellow with green central area, simple, serrated |
| Stems | twigs yellowish brown with distinct lenticels, reminds me of pretzels |
| Dimensions | 4-5 plus feet in spread and height, upright arching |
| 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 | cuttings |
| Misc Facts | (syn. Forsythia giraldiana 'Golden Times') |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #226-Shrubs and Vines for American Gardens (Donald Wyman) |
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