Hamamelis virginiana

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Witch Hazel

PA Ecotype (Grown from Seed)

*Seedling stock expected by 2027 due to double dormancy

  • Deciduous shrub, or small tree; usually 10-15ft tall, but can reach 20-30ft in ideal conditions

  • Small clusters of yellow flowers bloom from fall to winter; foliage turns yellow in autumn and drops while flowers and seed pods persist

  • Pollen and nectar are an important late season food source for pollinators including flies, parasitoid wasps, beetles, bees and moths; some species of owlet moths, active during winter, feed on the flowers

  • Host plant to dozens of butterflies and moths including Witch Hazel Dagger Moth and Drexel’s Datana

  • Seed eaten by cardinals, Ruffed Grouse, turkey and squirrels; twigs browsed by deer

Size:

Witch Hazel

PA Ecotype (Grown from Seed)

*Seedling stock expected by 2027 due to double dormancy

  • Deciduous shrub, or small tree; usually 10-15ft tall, but can reach 20-30ft in ideal conditions

  • Small clusters of yellow flowers bloom from fall to winter; foliage turns yellow in autumn and drops while flowers and seed pods persist

  • Pollen and nectar are an important late season food source for pollinators including flies, parasitoid wasps, beetles, bees and moths; some species of owlet moths, active during winter, feed on the flowers

  • Host plant to dozens of butterflies and moths including Witch Hazel Dagger Moth and Drexel’s Datana

  • Seed eaten by cardinals, Ruffed Grouse, turkey and squirrels; twigs browsed by deer

Details

  • Yellow

  • Fall, Winter

  • Yellow

  • 10-15ft tall on average, but can grow 20-30ft in ideal conditions

  • Dry, Medium

  • Full, Partial, Shade

  • Witch Hazel Dagger Moth
    Drexel’s Datana

  • FACU - usually occurs in non-wetlands, but can occur in wetlands

  • Double dormancy