Laburnum × Watereri ‘Vossii’

A spreading tree with fine, dark green foliage, cut into oval leaflets. But it is for the long racemes of brilliant, golden yellow flowers that this tree deserves a place in the garden. In late spring and early summer, it is smothered with pea-like chains of flowers, often up to 60cm (24in) long, followed by a light crop of poisonous seeds. It grows quickly and looks spectacular trained over a pergola or planted as a specimen tree in a small garden.