Golden 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