"escapee" wrote in message
...
It's not a forsythia. Do not "whack" it to the ground without knowing
what it
is. The photos are very poor and not clear enough to identify it properly.
I
can tell you, it's definitely not forsythia. Even if it was, I would
never
recommend hacking it to the ground.

I tend to agree with Escapee. To whack a forsythia to the ground sacrifices
the blooms for two years. Copicing is fine if done properly. (copicing is
to cut something to the ground, also called stooling) If there are no
thorns, then it's a spirea and can be dug up now in early spring, trimmed
back a bit and replanted somewhere you want it.
madgardener who has done such things.