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common laburnum

Laburnum anagyroides

Low Maintenance

Genus: Laburnum
Family: Fabaceae
Common Names: bean tree, golden chain, golden rain

About this plant

A deciduous, spreading tree to 8m in height, with grey-green new shoots and three dark green oval-shaped leaflets making up a leaf. The dense, hanging bunches of golden yellow flowers bloom from late spring to early summer

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingWest FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Good as specimen tree for a sunny position with a well-drained soil

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by grafting

Pests

May be susceptible aphids, leaf-mining moths and leaf-mining flies. Young trees can be damaged by snails

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews and silver leaf

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years