PRONUNCIATION:

I had an interesting conversation with a British arborist over a mug of Guinness.  He said he was tired of getting the “you poor, ignorant laborer” look every time he pronounced forsythia, fors-eye-th-ia.  He insisted that this was the correct pronunciation as the plant was named after a man called Forsythe from his country, as in “the Forsythe Saga”.  He's probably right, but I doubt that gardeners around here will take up that pronunciation anytime soon.  After all, it took us so long to master Latin as we know it.  Consider the fact that the correct pronunciation for Pinus (the genus of pine trees) is PEE-nus.  Our reputations would be shot.

Anyway, good luck with your forsythia and remember, Prune With Vigor!

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