Hamamelis virginiana, the Virginian Witch Hazel is a small deciduous tree or shrub from the North America, usually about 4-5 m tall x 2.5 m wide, with dense, multi-stemmed growth. It has light brown, smooth to scaly bark and reddish-purple inner bark.
It blooms late summer to late autumn with yellow, sweetly scented, ribbon-like flowers in clusters. Leaves turn yellow in autumn.
- Flowers: fragrant yellow ribbon-like in clusters, late summer to late autumn
- Size: about 4-5 m tall x 2.5 m wide
- Horticultural uses: garden shrub, small feature tree, fragrant cut flower
- Cultural uses: A long-cultivated ornamental shrub with a rich ethnobotanical history. Witch hazel extract, widely used as an astringent, is derived from this species. The hard, reddish-brown wood was traditionally used for divining rods.
- Height:
- Small
- Flowering:
- Yes
