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Forsythia x intermedia - Border Forsythia
Family Oleaceae
Botanical Name Forsythia x intermedia
Common Name Border Forsythia
Size 8 - 10' tall with 10 - 12' spread
Hardiness Zone 6 - 8(9)
Culture Adaptable to most soils, full sun; pH adaptable; prune (not shear) after flower.
Ornamental Value Early, showy yellow flowers; burgundy to yellow fall color.
Landscape Use Shrub border, massings, groupings, and for slopes.
Key Identifying Characteristics Leaves are opposite, simple, oblong-lanceolate, serrated towards the tips; stems are lenticelled.
Notable Cultivars 'Lynwood', 'Spectabilis', 'Spring Glory'
Campus Location Ag: Woody Garden, Side of Ag Vet
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