Fothergilla major
Large Fothergilla
Hamamelidaceae

Located in back of W.B. Young building by parking lot.

  • leaves alternate, broad ovate, "wedge-shaped"
  • leaves dark green above, grayish beneath, vivid fall color
  • leaves have coarse dentations on the upper half
  • young stems have a prominent zig-zag
  • foliar buds small, stalked, with two scales
  • flower buds larger, rounded, pubescent
  • flowers early, white, bottle-brush spikes
  • fruit is a capsule produced in a spike
  • habit is a medium to large shrub with upright habit.

View Fothergilla major page in the UConn Plant Database

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