Laburnum is a genus of two species of small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, Laburnum anagyroides (Common Laburnum) and L. alpinum (Alpine Laburnum). They are native to the mountains of southern Europe from France to the Balkan Peninsula. Some botanists include a third species, Laburnum caramanicum, but this native of southeast Europe and Asia Minor is usually treated in a distinct genus Podocytisus, more closely allied to the brooms.

They have yellow pea-flowers in pendulous racemes 10-30 cm long in spring, which makes them very popular garden trees. In L. anagyroides the racemes are 10-20 cm long, with densely packed flowers; in L. alpinum the racemes are 20-30 cm long, but with the flowers sparsely along the raceme.

The leaves are trifoliate, somewhat like a clover, the leaflets typically 2-3 cm long in L. anagyroides and 4-5 cm long in L. alpinum.

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tweetgrower (tweetsforthepeople) Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:30:05 -0000
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#shoutout to cuz at the mcdonalds on laburnum for letting me get a dble at the window
feloniousmonk40 (wayne wood jr.) Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:43:21 -0000
#shoutout to cuz at the mcdonalds on laburnum for letting me get a dble at the window
@xKrisStarx they have your charger @ target on laburnum and at best buy both are like 20 bucks love you
jbmadhatter (jbmadhatter) Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:43:50 -0000
@xKrisStarx they have your charger @ target on laburnum and at best buy both are like 20 bucks love you
lots of womens and house items still left at the yard sale benefiting @OneSightorg 1600 w laburnum avenue richmond, va 23227
gezika (Gezika) Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:12:14 -0000
lots of womens and house items still left at the yard sale benefiting @OneSightorg 1600 w laburnum avenue richmond, va 23227
At the OneSight yard sale at Linwood Holton Elementary School on Laburnum!
gezika (Gezika) Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:42:39 -0000
At the OneSight yard sale at Linwood Holton Elementary School on Laburnum!
Hey @ukropsgrocery...the dude you had at laburnum was doing a fabulous job of selling the joint to the 2 prospective buyers...#ukropalypse
RVAPartyGirl (Sarah Grant) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:03:48 -0000
Hey @ukropsgrocery...the dude you had at laburnum was doing a fabulous job of selling the joint to the 2 prospective buyers...#ukropalypse

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