Plant id. Looks like a forsythia but not?

karajanebates

Hi this is stunning it’s the brightest yellow and it has feathery green leaves. It looks like a forsythia but not your average one. Anyone have any idea? Prob not the best picture to see the foliage

Hostafan1

can't see the pic

karajanebates

Hostafan1 said:

can't see the pic

Sorry it was too large. Here it is

Tack

A Mimosa?

Helios

I’d say mimosa too. Lovely feathery foliage.

tui34

Definitely Mimosa.  Beautiful tree.

karajanebates

that’s it you lovely lot Thankyou!!I’d waste my life trying to find it with internet searches! Thankyou all so much xx

Obelixx

Just a word of warning.  We have inherited 2 here in this garden, both large and unloved.   They flower early in the year and look good for a couple of weeks but then the flowers turn brown and they look pretty tatty for several more weeks. 

They sucker and are also generous with seedlings which can be hard to pull if you ignore them for a year.  Not a good choice for a small garden.

We have lifted the crown on both of ours to let light in below and now keep them clear below but it was a big job to do and they need constant vigilance.  One is where we can mow so is not too bad but the other is along the boundary with our farmer neighbours in a strip the previous owners with "weed suppressing" membrane.  It doesn't and I still find babies coming up around it and suckers popping up in the polytunnel and fruit beds we now have in front of it.

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karajanebates

Obelixx said:

Just a word of warning.  We have inherited 2 here in this garden, both large and unloved.   They flower early in the year and look good for a couple of weeks but then the flowers turn brown and they look pretty tatty for several more weeks. 

They sucker and are also generous with seedlings which can be hard to pull if you ignore them for a year.  Not a good choice for a small garden.

We have lifted the crown on both of ours to let light in below and now keep them clear below but it was a big job to do and they need constant vigilance.  One is where we can mow so is not too bad but the other is along the boundary with our farmer neighbours in a strip the previous owners with "weed suppressing" membrane.  It doesn't and I still find babies coming up around it and suckers popping up in the polytunnel and fruit beds we now have in front of it.

Before:

The year after:

Oh bless you Thankyou I was showing my mum and she was concerned about seeds and the kids/dog invasive etc! My excitement to have one although short lived is still high as I have learnt another tree and I can admire it in the church yard still  Xx you have done a great job with yours tho it does look amazing !

Obelixx

Thanks.  I sawed and OH did the heavy lifting to shift it all then took out the undergrowth with his strimmer.

Definitely a good idea to carry on admiring the one in the churchyard.

Nollie

Friends dug up a mimosa sapling from the side of the road and planted it in their garden. Mistake! Four year’s later they had to dig the huge beast and it’s many offspring up. Probably less invasive in the UK, here it grows like a weed, nevertheless, I agree with @Obelixx, admire from afar!