Grafting growth in the vascular cambium. Occasionally, a so-called "graft hybrid" or more accurately graft chimera can occur where the tissues of the stock continue to grow within the scion. Such a plant can produce flowers and foliage typical of both plants as well as shoots intermediate between the two. The best-known example this is probably +"Laburnocytisus" 'Adamii', a graft hybrid between "Laburnum" and "Cytisus", which originated in a nursery near Paris, France in 1825. This small tree bears yellow flowers typical of "Laburnum anagyroides", purple flowers typical of "Cytisus purpureus" and curious coppery-pink flowers that show characteristics of both "parents".
Atherton Laburnum Rovers F.C. Cheshire County League, but had to change their name as league rules required the name of the town to be included; as a result they became Atherton Laburnum Rovers. Two seasons later the league merged with the Lancashire Combination to form the North West Counties League, with Atherton placed in Division Two. In the 1984–85 season they won the Bolton Hospital Cup, beating Scotts Park United 3–1 in the final. Despite finishing second-from-bottom of Division Two in 1986–87 the club were promoted to Division One as part of league reorganisation and due to the quality of the facilities at Crilly