Re: 'Gold Tide' Forsythia

One website lists Gold Tide as Forsythia x 'Courtacour'  , another as F. x
'courtesol'

What I remember from childhood definitely had some suspensa in its parentage,
but was not nearly as large.

d

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 'Gold Tide' Forsythia


>> Has anyone gorwn 'Gold Tide'? It looks a bit like one that I remember from
>> childhood- short but wide.
>
> Hi Daryl,
>
>   I haven't grown Gold Tide[TM], but if you're looking for a short but wide
>   cultivar you might want to consider 'Courdijeau' (also known as
>   Golden Peep[TM]).  It's the shortest forsythia on the market, topping
>   off between 18-30" and spreading 24-36" wide.
>
>   Gold Tide[TM] is probably too new to be the one you're looking for.
>
>> I've given up looking for another childhood favorite that was perhaps 4'
>> tall and weeping in habit at that size.
>
>   Could it possibly have been Forsythia suspensa?  Although it can get
>   large, it's a weeping forsythia:
>
>      http://wp.hort.net/plant/forsu01
>
>   That photo is actually from here in town; I'm planning on sneaking some
>   cuttings this spring.
>
>   There's also a var. sieboldii that has longer branches; here's one that
>   was cut back regularly to keep it smaller:
>
>      http://wp.hort.net/plant/forsusi00
>
> Chris
>
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