Laburnum anagyroides plant contain cytisine and are poisonous if consumed. The wood is hard and heavy, of a yellow/brown colour, ideal for making posts, for woodturning and as fuel. In the past (and today on historic re-enactments) it was used for making bows. The tree is also known as "false ebony" since the wood from very old specimens could be used in place of ebony. "Laburnum anagyroides" is cultivated as an ornamental tree. The most common ornamental plant in the genus is a hybrid between this species and "Laburnum alpinum" — Laburnum × watereri. The English poet Francis Thompson described the "laburnum"
Laburnum Avenue northeast and intersects SR 5 (New Market Road). Laburnum Avenue parallels Cornelius Creek northeast, passing to the south of Varina High School. The highway curves northward beyond its intersection with Darbytown Road. Laburnum Avenue expands to six lanes, crosses over CSX's Peninsula Subdivision rail line, and intersects Charles City Road west of Richmond International Airport. Laburnum Avenue continues north with four lanes along the eastern edge of the unincorporated area of Montrose. The highway intersects US 60 (Williamsburg Road), starts veering northwestward, and temporarily expands to six lanes ahead of its five-ramp partial cloverleaf interchange with I-64. Laburnum Avenue has