Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Can we talk about Forsythias, 1 by rcn48

rcn48 wrote:
The old, cheap ordinary ones almost took an eye out once when trying to prune them back :( After that episode, I cut the darned thing down and had it removed with a backhoe! Bought one of the new compact varieties, 'Citrus Swizzle' from RareFind Nursery this year http://www.rarefindnursery.com/index.cfm/action/productdetai... - should be interesting. If you want to plant another Forsythia in its place, 'Fiesta' mentioned by Brent above has nice variegated foliage and attractive red stems. 'Kumson' is also nice with its unique variegation. My favorite in our gardens - 'Golden Times', gold and green variegated foliage that holds in the heat of the summer, almost looking like it's in "bloom" all year - only fault is it's another vigorous Forsythia but a pruning now and then doesn't keep it from putting on a show the following spring.