Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Species: Forsythia suspensa (for-SITH-ee-a sus-PEN-suh) Weeping Forsythia Ornamental Characteristics Size: Shrub > 8 feet Height: 8' to 10' tall and 10' to 15' wide Leaves: Deciduous Shape: distinctly weeping habit with fine, arching, and trailing branches Ornamental Other: Flowers: * yellow and 4-lobed * 1" to 1.25" across * in groups of 1 to 3 usually * blooms in March and April * doesn't bloom as heavily as F. x intermedia Environmental Characteristics Light: Full sun, Part shade Hardy To Zone: 5b Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0) Insect Disease No diseases listed Bare Root Transplanting Easy Other * tolerant of urban conditions * most appropriately used on banks or over walls * must cascade to be at its best in the landscape * useful as a barrier * for erosion control on slopes Native to China Moisture Tolerance 1 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Occasionally saturated Consistently moist, Occasional periods of Prolonged periods of or very wet soil well-drained soil dry soil dry soil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Photos Forsythia suspensa - Habit, Flowers Forsythia suspensa - Habit 3 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Forsythia suspensa - Bark, Buds Forsythia suspensa - Flowers 4 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Forsythia suspensa - Habit Forsythia suspensa - Bark 5 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Forsythia suspensa - Immature Fruit Forsythia suspensa - Mature Fruit 6 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Forsythia suspensa - Habit 7.