I know that forsythia likes full sun. Has anyone had luck with part shade? I currently have two forsythias and just bought a third (Lynwood) to kind of balance the spring impact (3 pops of yellow). I'd like to site it at the base of a mature big leaf maple to kind of play off the trunk a bit and also create a bit of a triangular eye path between the other two. This is in my front field so would have native orchard grasses growing along with it. The shrub I have is pretty big - over 7' - so should be able to compete with the grass OK. The maple would be to the north of the forsythia, giving it dappled shade most of the day. The maple is limbed up quite a ways (easy to drive a tractor under it) and has a rounded pyramid shape. I also don't know how greedy the maple might be for available water, although that is usually not an issue for me (Pacific NW where it rains and rains and rains...). My thought on that is the maple has some pretty deep roots and the forsythia would be slightly uphill of the maple with roots much closer to the surface. ?? Thanks for any thoughts/advice.
