Laburnum Tree fell near Crease Building

One of the Laburnum trees succumbed and fell in front of the Crease Building at Riverview recently. It wasn’t a giant, or even that old in comparison, but its spring beauty graced the building with its presence and also having being strategically planted in between two flowering cherry trees.

Native to Central and South Eastern Europe, it is otherwise known as the Golden Chain tree in reference to its profuse showy bloom of yellow flowers in dense, pendulous, wisteria like clusters. An additional name of Golden Rain is popular in Europe but not so much in North America.