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Witch-hazel -
Common Facts
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Mature Height
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15-20 feet
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Soil Type
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Widely adaptable
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Mature Spread
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15-20 feet
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Flower Color
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Yellow
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Mature Form
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Rounded and vase shaped
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Foliage Color
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Green
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Growth Rate
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Slow
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Fall Color
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Golden yellow
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Sun Exposure
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Full sun to full shade
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4-8
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Soil Moisture
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Widely adaptable
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About the
Witch-hazel - Common :
The Common Witch-Hazel, Hamamelis
virginiana, is extraordinary in its
flowering habits. It flowers in late October
to early December. Many times its slender
yellow petals are the only signs of color in
the dormant woods. Witch-hazel is pollinated
by the winter moth. After pollination, the
fruits become dormant for the winter,
developing over the following growing season
and maturing in the fall, 10-12 months after
pollination.
Seeds are dispersed by gravity, or are
eaten and excreted by birds. Witch-hazel
seeds germinate the following spring or
enter the seed bank. Early growth is slow,
and in fact remains slow throughout the life
of the tree in its typical shady habitat. As
individuals, witch-hazel probably does not
live more than 100 years, but they reproduce
from root sprouts, and clones may live for a
very long time. |
