Scientific Name
Hamamelis macrophylla

Common Name
Southern witch hazel

Hardiness Zones: 6-9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; moist well drained soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Finer and more dense branching than H. virginiana
Height: 6 to 10'
Width: 5'
Leaf: Rosy purple, bronze and gold fall color
Flower/Fruit: Light, creamy yellow; not as showy as H. virginiana
Comments: Roots are sensitive to disturbance
Cultivars: --
 



Image Not Posted

List by Scientific Name | Trees | List by Common Name



Prepared by: Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist

Web Design by: Christa Johnson and Heather Monroe

© 2000-2003 NC State University
Images © by Erv Evans