Laburnum anagyroides
Common Goldenchain
Description
This plant is a deciduous tree. It can grow in heavy clay and nutritionally poor soils.
Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium, Extra in Summer
Growth Rate
Slow
Soil Type
Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular
Soil Condition
Average, Poor
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
Poisonous
Consider replacing some lawn areas with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs.
Good candidates for removal are portions of large lawns, areas where no one uses the grass, patches that don't grow well, or spaces too small to water without overspray.