Flowering TreesGolden Chain Tree
Laburnum anagyroides
Golden Chain Tree (Laburnum anagyroides) is a slow-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 5-7, that matures to about 15-25 ft × 15-25 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring and summer. It stands up well to pollution and wind.
- USDA zones
- 5-7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15-25 ft × 15-25 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Tough against
- Pollution, Wind
- Native to
- Central and southeastern Europe
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Golden Chain Tree is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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