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Forsythia

Forsythia x intermedia

  • Fast Growing Shrub
  • Early Blooming Yellow Flowers
  • Great for Flowering Hedges
  • For Hedges Plant 4' to 6' Apart
  • 8' to 10' High by 10' to 12' Wide
  • Zones 5 to 8
  • Can't Ship To: AK, AZ, HI
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Zones 5 - 8
Zones 5 - 8

Hardiness Zones: Zones 5 - 8
The Forsythia (Forsynthia) can be expected to grow in the zones shown in color in the arborday.org zone map.VIEW MAP

flowering tree
flowering tree

Type of tree:
The Forsythia (Forsynthia) falls into the following type(s): Flowering Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs

8' - 10' High
8' - 10' High

Mature Height:
The Forsythia (Forsynthia) grows to be 8' - 10' feet in height.

10' - 12' Spread
10' - 12' Spread

Mature Spread:
The Forsythia (Forsynthia) has a spread of about 10' - 12' at full maturity.

Fast Growth
Fast Growth

Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a fast growth rate. [More about this.]

Multiple Exposures
Multiple Exposures

Sun:
This Forsythia (Forsynthia) does well in full sun, partial shade.

Various Soils
Various Soils

Soil:
The Forsythia (Forsynthia) grows in acidic, alkaline, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, silty loam, well drained, wide range soils.

Rounded Shape
Rounded Shape

Shape:
This Forsythia (Forsynthia) has rounded shape.

More Info
More Info

Attributes:
The leaves are opposite, simple, coarsely toothed along the upper one-half, margin, ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceoate, 3"-5" long, half as wide, medium to dark green in summer, green to yellow-green in fall.

History/Lore/Use:
The forsythia is named after the English horticulturist William Forsythe. It is also called the border forsythia or golden bell. Forsythia intermedia is a hybrid between F suspensa and F. viridissima. Many cultivars have been selected from this cross including dwarf and compact forms.

Leaves:
The leaves are opposite, simple, coarsely toothed along the upper one-half, margin, ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceoate, 3"-5" long, half as wide, medium to dark green in summer, green to yellow-green in fall.

Flower Color:
color scentless, pale to deep yellow, bell shaped flowers, borne 1-6 together on last year's growth.

Bloom Time:
early spring before the leaves appear..

This fast growing, hardy, early blooming shrub signal the arrival of spring. Its yellow flowers bloom early in the spring before the leaves appear. Forsythias make an excellent choice for a fast growing flowering hedge, plant forsythia 4-6 feet apart when creating your hedge.

Arborday.org Hardiness Zone Map
Spring Shipping Fall Shipping
Color Zone Approximate
Ship Dates 		Order
Deadline 		Approximate
Ship Dates 		Order
Deadline
  2 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  3 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  4 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  5 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  6 03/19–05/12 05/07 11/01–12/03 11/19
  7 03/11–05/07 04/30 11/05–12/10 11/26
  8 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
  9 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
  10 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
We're sorry, but this tree can't be shipped to AK, AZ, HI , territories, or countries outside the U.S. This is due to the agricultural laws within these locations.

When you order trees from The Arbor Day Foundation, your order is guaranteed to arrive in a good, healthy condition or we'll replace them at no charge. Your trees will be shipped at a suitable time for planting.

Each tree is guaranteed to grow, or we'll replace it at one half the original price, plus shipping and handling.

The benefits of bare-root trees

Our trees are delivered with natural bare roots which have been dipped in hydrating gel prior to shipment to keep the roots moist and healthy. As their abundant, fibrous roots aren't confined by a container, bare-root trees get off to a more vigorous start compared to containerized roots which typically need more time to adjust to transplanting. Bare-root trees typically surpass the size of larger containerized trees in only a few years.

  Standard Dwarf
  Mature
Height		 Space
Needed		 Mature
Height		 Space
Needed
Apple 20' - 25' 35' x 35'

10' **

 10' x 10' ++
Peach 20' 20' x 20' 8' - 10' 10' x 10'
Sweet Cherry 30' 20' x 25' 12' - 15' 10' x 10'
Sour Cherry 20' 20' x 20' 8' 10' x 10'
Pear 20' 20' x 20' 12' - 15' 12' x 12'
Apricot 20' 20' x 20'    
Plum 20' 20' x 20' 8' - 10' 10' x 10'
      ** semi-dwarf 12' - 15'
++ semi-dwarf 12' x 12'

Natural Root and Containerized Trees

Natural root (also called bare root) trees are shipped without soil around their roots. They are shipped when dormant in the spring and fall seasons. We dip the roots in a hydrating gel to keep them moist during shipping.

There are a number of advantages to natural root trees:

  • They are very affordable.
  • Their roots re-establish themselves well once they are planted in their permanent location.
  • They are easy to plant at the correct depth.

The Urban Horticulture Institute at Cornell University has an interesting article about the benefits of planting natural root trees. Look for the PDF entitled Creating the Urban Forest: The Bare Root Method

Potted (also called containerized) trees come in 4" containers.


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