General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Plant Height: 9 - 12 feet
Plant Spread: 9 - 12 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Winter
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Resistances: Deer Resistant

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Common names
  • Witch Hazel

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Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Meise Botanical Garden)
Date: 2024-01-24
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2019-02-27
Location: Atlanta Botanical Garden
Date: 2022-03-03
Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)
Location: Atlanta Botanical Garden
Date: 2022-03-03
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2023-02-22
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Date: 2018-01-29
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2016-02-29
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-03-06
Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)
Date: 2020-01-22
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2016-02-22

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