#598 most planted
Hamamelis japonica
Japanese witch-hazel · also Japanese witch hazel
SpreadingDeciduous
959
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
5
cities
2.5 in
median trunk (6 cm, 591 measured)
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Hamamelis japonica, or Japanese witch-hazel, is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to Japan. It features slightly fragrant yellow blooms that appear on bare branches in winter to early spring, followed by green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. This horizontally spreading plant is notable for its winter flowering display.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 9460.42%—2.5 in
- 60.01%4.4 yr15 in
- 40.00%—7.5 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.5 in, mean 2.5 in, 90th percentile 3.1 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Hamamelis in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
