This is an introduced tree but from Europe not Scotland as the vernacular name might suggest. It can be as tall as 13 m where the ordinary Laburnum (Laburnum anagyroides) is smaller (to 8m) with shorter racemes of flowers and less hairy leaves.

There is none of this tree to be found in Ireland and it is dotted over England, Wales. Scotland has the greatest number of recent records for L. alpinum.

Sunnyhurst Wood, Darwen, Lancashire 7th June 2007

Added on 5th Feb 2008, updated 17th Feb 2010, updated March 2nd 2010, updated 23rd August 2024