Hamamelis virginiana

Large shrub, 3-4 m or small tree up to 7 m tall, 3-5 m wide, loose and extended like a funnel, umbrella-shaped as a tree; slow to moderate growth, 25-40 cm a year.

Interesting light yellow autumn flowers that develop while leaves are still green in September and stay on when leaves turn yellow in October or November and sometimes even into the beginning of December, providing an uncommon picture of a flowering shrub with autumn colours; pleasant fragrance.

Brownish, unpalatable.

Reverse ovoid, often asymmetrical, pale green, in bright red, orange and then yellow in September.

Cordate with fine root system; sensitive to compaction, pavements and mechanical injuries.

Sun to shade, frost hardy, needs wind protection, resistant to air and soil pollution.

Fresh to moist; slightly acidic to slightly alkaline, good in all well drained, loamy-humic soil.

Zone 5b