Search the RHS website

Laburnum × watereri 'Vossii' AGM

Home | Plants > Plant Selector > Laburnum × watereri 'Vossii' AGM

Characteristics

Plant type

Tree

Habit

Bushy

Toxicity

Highly toxic if ingested

Resilience

Hardiness

old H4 (hardy)

Colour

Flower

Yellow in Spring

Foliage

Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer

Fruit

Green in Autumn

Size

Ultimate height

4-8 metres

Ultimate spread

4-8 metres

Time to ultimate height

20-50 years

Preferred common name

Voss's laburnum

Family

Papilionaceae

Laburnum are small deciduous trees with leaves composed of three leaflets, and bright yellow pea-shaped flowers in pendent racemes

'Vossii' is a broad-crowned small deciduous tree with deep green, ternate leaves. Bright yellow flowers in drooping racemes to 60cm in length

Suppliers

Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder

Awards

Award of Garden Merit

How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Aspect

North-facing, East-facing, South-facing or West-facing

Sheltered or Exposed

Cultivation

Good as specimen tree for a sunny position with a well-drained soil

Soil

Well-drained

Acid, Alkaline or Neutral

Chalk, Clay, Sand or Loam

Propagation

Propagate by grafting

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Coastal or Low Maintenance

How to care

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

Can get aphids, leaf-mining moths and leaf-mining flies. Young trees can be damaged by snails

Diseases

Powdery mildews and silver leaf may be a problem

Skip to top