#1776 most planted
Fothergilla major
Fothergilla major · also Mountain witch alder, Witch-alder, Large witch alder
Deciduous
19
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
19 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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Fothergilla major is a deciduous shrub growing up to 2.5 meters tall. It produces fragrant white bottlebrush flowers that appear along with or before its glossy leaves, which turn brilliant shades of red and orange in autumn. This species prefers full sun to part shade and moist, acidic soils, showing fair drought tolerance and resistance to disease and insects.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 180.01%19 yr—
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 8.2 ft
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Moist, Acidic
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Allegheny Highlands forests
- Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
Other Fothergilla in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.