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Easter tree (Forsythia)
Most species in the genus known as easter trees are native to East Asia. They get this common name because so many of them blossom around that time of year. They produce beautiful, four-petaled yellow flowers in early spring, before growing leaves. Hardy, low maintenance, and sporting both attractive flowers and a graceful form, easter tree species are very popular as ornamentals.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Shrub
Key Facts About Easter tree
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Attributes of Easter tree
Plant Height
2.5 m
Spread
1.8 m
Flower Color
Yellow
Leaf type
Deciduous
Ideal Temperature
5 - 32 ℃
Scientific Classification of Easter tree
Distribution of Easter tree
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Distribution Map of Easter tree
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Easter tree
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Easter tree is a deciduous shrub known for its vibrant yellow flowers that bloom in early spring. Basic care needs include full sun to partial shade and well-draining soil with moderate moisture, thriving in temperate zones. Common challenges are few but may include aphids, leaf spot diseases, and susceptibility to frost damage. Seasonal considerations involve pruning post-bloom in spring to maintain shape and encourage flowering, less frequent watering in autumn, and protection from winter cold, especially for young plants.
How to Water Easter tree?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Easter tree?
How to Propagate Easter tree?
How to Plant Easter tree?
Exploring the Easter tree Plants
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8 most common species：
Weeping forsythia
Weeping forsythia (Forsythia suspensa) is commonly known as the golden bell because of its bright yellow leaves. It is native to Asia and has been cultivated by Chinese growers for centuries. Weeping forsythia was named after Scottish botanist William Forsythia.
Greenstem forsythia
Greenstem forsythia (Forsythia viridissima) is a deciduous shrub that is indigenous to Asia. Sometimes called Korean greenstem forsythia, this fast-growing, densely flowering plant is often used as a ground cover to protect soil health and prevent weeds. It can also be planted indoors in containers. A popular variety of this species, called 'bronxensis,' was first cultivated at the Bronx Botanical Garden in 1939, using Japanese seeds.
Border forsythia
This deciduous shrub, known as border forsythia (Forsythia × intermedia), makes an excellent hedge or border, as its name suggests. In early spring, before its leaves appear, border forsythia bushes are covered in prolific amounts of bright yellow flowers. These bushes are easy to grow and respond well to pruning.
Korean goldenbell tree
Korean goldenbell tree is a flat-topped shrub with a tan-yellow bark that features a prominent porous texture throughout. Once it blooms, it produces bright yellow flowers with a slightly green tinge. Its dark green lanceolate leaves develop an attractive purple hue during the fall.
Forsythia japonica
Forsythia japonica is renowned for its vibrant yellow blossoms that burst forth in early spring before the foliage appears. This deciduous shrub features a moderate growth habit and arching branches, with flowers clustered along the stems, creating a striking display. Forsythia japonica thrives in full sun to partial shade and is often planted as a herald of spring in temperate landscapes.
Easter tree 'Lynwood'
Easter tree 'Lynwood' is a medium-sized deciduous shrub with a vigorous, upright growing habit. It offers mid to dark green leaves and a show of large yellow flowers in spring. It is a hybrid cultivar from the Forsythia genus, commonly known as the Easter tree. Makes a fabulous display as an ornamental tree standing alone in a garden.
Border forsythia 'Courtalyn'
Border forsythia 'Courtalyn' is a shrub famous for its early spring blooming, adding a pop of bright yellow to your landscape. It attracts bees and butterflies.
Easter tree 'Week'
Award of Garden Merit winner, the easter tree 'Week' is one of the earliest spring bloomers, yielding large amounts of yellow with little pruning. A variety of the Lynwood, the easter tree 'Week' is compact with dense growth. Gardeners looking for a colorful hedge or shrub may use this plant for its fast and reliable growth.
All Species of Easter tree
Weeping forsythia
Weeping forsythia
Weeping forsythia (Forsythia suspensa) is commonly known as the golden bell because of its bright yellow leaves. It is native to Asia and has been cultivated by Chinese growers for centuries. Weeping forsythia was named after Scottish botanist William Forsythia.
Greenstem forsythia
Greenstem forsythia
Greenstem forsythia (Forsythia viridissima) is a deciduous shrub that is indigenous to Asia. Sometimes called Korean greenstem forsythia, this fast-growing, densely flowering plant is often used as a ground cover to protect soil health and prevent weeds. It can also be planted indoors in containers. A popular variety of this species, called 'bronxensis,' was first cultivated at the Bronx Botanical Garden in 1939, using Japanese seeds.
Border forsythia
Border forsythia
This deciduous shrub, known as border forsythia (Forsythia × intermedia), makes an excellent hedge or border, as its name suggests. In early spring, before its leaves appear, border forsythia bushes are covered in prolific amounts of bright yellow flowers. These bushes are easy to grow and respond well to pruning.
Korean goldenbell tree
Korean goldenbell tree
Korean goldenbell tree is a flat-topped shrub with a tan-yellow bark that features a prominent porous texture throughout. Once it blooms, it produces bright yellow flowers with a slightly green tinge. Its dark green lanceolate leaves develop an attractive purple hue during the fall.
Forsythia japonica
Forsythia japonica
Forsythia japonica is renowned for its vibrant yellow blossoms that burst forth in early spring before the foliage appears. This deciduous shrub features a moderate growth habit and arching branches, with flowers clustered along the stems, creating a striking display. Forsythia japonica thrives in full sun to partial shade and is often planted as a herald of spring in temperate landscapes.
Easter tree 'Lynwood'
Easter tree 'Lynwood'
Easter tree 'Lynwood' is a medium-sized deciduous shrub with a vigorous, upright growing habit. It offers mid to dark green leaves and a show of large yellow flowers in spring. It is a hybrid cultivar from the Forsythia genus, commonly known as the Easter tree. Makes a fabulous display as an ornamental tree standing alone in a garden.
Border forsythia 'Courtalyn'
Border forsythia 'Courtalyn'
Border forsythia 'Courtalyn' is a shrub famous for its early spring blooming, adding a pop of bright yellow to your landscape. It attracts bees and butterflies.
Easter tree 'Week'
Easter tree 'Week'
Award of Garden Merit winner, the easter tree 'Week' is one of the earliest spring bloomers, yielding large amounts of yellow with little pruning. A variety of the Lynwood, the easter tree 'Week' is compact with dense growth. Gardeners looking for a colorful hedge or shrub may use this plant for its fast and reliable growth.
Early forsythia
Early forsythia
Early forsythia is a vibrant early-spring flowering shrub, known for its brilliant yellow blossoms that cover its arching branches before leaves appear. Hardy and deciduous, this bush thrives in a variety of conditions, preferring full sun to partial shade. Early forsythia's medium-green foliage turns a deep purplish color in autumn, offering year-round visual interest. Its resistance to cold makes it an enduring garden favorite.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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About
Key Facts
Distribution
How To Care
All Species
More Genus
Easter tree
Forsythia
Most species in the genus known as easter trees are native to East Asia. They get this common name because so many of them blossom around that time of year. They produce beautiful, four-petaled yellow flowers in early spring, before growing leaves. Hardy, low maintenance, and sporting both attractive flowers and a graceful form, easter tree species are very popular as ornamentals.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Shrub
Key Facts About Easter tree
Feedback
Attributes of Easter tree
Plant Height
2.5 m
Spread
1.8 m
Flower Color
Yellow
Leaf type
Deciduous
Ideal Temperature
5 - 32 ℃
Scientific Classification of Easter tree
Distribution of Easter tree
Feedback
Distribution Map of Easter tree
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Easter tree
Feedback
Easter tree is a deciduous shrub known for its vibrant yellow flowers that bloom in early spring. Basic care needs include full sun to partial shade and well-draining soil with moderate moisture, thriving in temperate zones. Common challenges are few but may include aphids, leaf spot diseases, and susceptibility to frost damage. Seasonal considerations involve pruning post-bloom in spring to maintain shape and encourage flowering, less frequent watering in autumn, and protection from winter cold, especially for young plants.
How to Water Easter tree?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Easter tree?
How to Propagate Easter tree?
How to Plant Easter tree?
Exploring the Easter tree Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Weeping forsythia
Weeping forsythia (Forsythia suspensa) is commonly known as the golden bell because of its bright yellow leaves. It is native to Asia and has been cultivated by Chinese growers for centuries. Weeping forsythia was named after Scottish botanist William Forsythia.
Greenstem forsythia
Greenstem forsythia (Forsythia viridissima) is a deciduous shrub that is indigenous to Asia. Sometimes called Korean greenstem forsythia, this fast-growing, densely flowering plant is often used as a ground cover to protect soil health and prevent weeds. It can also be planted indoors in containers. A popular variety of this species, called 'bronxensis,' was first cultivated at the Bronx Botanical Garden in 1939, using Japanese seeds.
Border forsythia
This deciduous shrub, known as border forsythia (Forsythia × intermedia), makes an excellent hedge or border, as its name suggests. In early spring, before its leaves appear, border forsythia bushes are covered in prolific amounts of bright yellow flowers. These bushes are easy to grow and respond well to pruning.
Korean goldenbell tree
Korean goldenbell tree is a flat-topped shrub with a tan-yellow bark that features a prominent porous texture throughout. Once it blooms, it produces bright yellow flowers with a slightly green tinge. Its dark green lanceolate leaves develop an attractive purple hue during the fall.
Show More Species
All Species of Easter tree
More Popular Genus
Feedback
Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
Your Ultimate Guide to Plants
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