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Forsythia with its bright yellow flowers like a beacon in the dead of winter. A decidous shrub. Branches can be forced indoor blooming in winter. Tolerate most soils, likes sun, moderate feeding. I rarely feed the forsythia and yet they thrive beautifully. Height 8 feet to 10 feet, spread 6 feet to 8 feet. Remove oldest branches, weak or dead wood.
The variety I have is Forsythia Suspensa (weeping). Dense upright growth, drooping vine like branches root when touch damp soil. During winter remove the branches that took root and transplanted elsewhere. You may use containers to plant the forsythia seedlings.
In summer the shrub will be a mass of green foliage. Good for screening too.
Happy Gardening !
