![]() ![]() Leaves are alternate, simple, broadly ovate, 2.5 to 6 inches long, unequal offset leaf base, with large wavy teeth on the margins and with the upper surface dark green and the lower surface a paler green. This native grows throughout northeast and southeast North America, from Nova Scotia to Florida and from the Great Lakes to eastern Texas.Īmerican witchhazel is a shrub or small tree with arching branches generally growing as a dense, multi-stemmed clump reaching heights of 20 to 30 feet and widths of 15 to 20 feet, however the shrub form typically does not grow over 12 to 15 feet tall. The species name virginiana refers to being from Virginia. The genus name Hamamelis is Latin from the Greek meaning a kind of medlar or service tree. American Witchhazel ( Hamamelis virginiana L.)Īmerican witchhazel is a member of the Witch-hazel family. To the unwitting hiker, to come upon the flowering witch hazel in late autumn is an unexpected treat as the rest of the forest's plants prepare for a long winter's nap. Photo by J.S Peterson, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database. Photo by Larry Stritch.įruits of the witch hazel from last autumn's flowers are readily visible among the bright green leaves of spring. The yellow flowers exude a pleasant spicy fragrance. ![]() States are colored green where American witchhazel may be found.Īs the leaves of the trees are all but fallen, the witch hazel comes into glorious bloom in late October to early November in the eastern United States. ![]()
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