Scientific Name:
Hamamelis mollis
Pronunciation:
ham-uh-MEE-liss MOLL-iss
Common Name:
Chinese witch hazel
Family Name:
Hamamelidaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Shrub multi-stem, branches 45 degrees; leaves alternate, obovate, serrate edge towards apex, oblique/cordate base, texture soft and pubescent with grey tomentose below, most 8-15cm long x 5-10cm wide, petioles mostly < 1cm long and pubescent. Winter ID: flowers fragrant yellow/red, spider-like, Dec-Mar; fuzzy reddish stems and buds; clusters of small oval flower buds prior to flowering; fruit capsules may be present.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (E. China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Mixed shrub border, Specimen plant, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Tomentose
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Orange, Red
Shapes:
Obovate, Orbicular
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cordate, Oblique (uneven)
Margins:
Serrate, Undulate (wavy)
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Cruciform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow, Red
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Jan, Feb, Dec
Additional Info:
4 ribbon shaped petals to 15mm long
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
Not showy, Persistent, woody, to 12mm long, splits explosively to disperse shiny black seeds
Bark Morphology:
Prominent lenticels, Lightly fissured, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Oblong, Stalked
Leaf Scar Shape:
Half-round
Propagation:
Seed, Grafting
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Galls, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa : 469
- (QRR) Quercus Robur Row planting : 129
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North : (replaced H. virginiana)