Hamamelis virginiana
American witch hazel · also Witch hazel, Common witch hazel, American witchhazel
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American Witch Hazel is a small understory tree known for its fragrant golden-yellow blooms in fall and winter and attractive yellow fall foliage. Its fruits attract birds, and its branches are browsed by deer and beaver. This species is hardy to urban pollution, shade, and various soils, though it is intolerant of drought.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1440.12%15 yr3.0 in
- 590.03%1.6 yr2.0 in
- 320.00%11 yr3.0 in
- 270.06%—0.4 in
- 260.03%—1.6 in
- 170.00%—2.0 in
- 170.01%—2.4 in
- 160.02%5.8 yr2.0 in
- 120.01%—2.5 in
- 20.01%—1.8 in
- 20.00%——
- 20.00%—2.0 in
- 10.01%—2.4 in
- 10.00%—8.8 in
- 10.00%—9.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 10–35 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–15 ft
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Soil
- Acidic, Clay-tolerant
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 3.0 in, 90th percentile 5.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- East Central Texas forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
- Northeast US Coastal forests
Other Hamamelis in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
