Hamamelis virginiana
Common Witchhazel
Hamamelidaceae

Located next to Church playground fence on N. Eagleville Rd.

  • leaves alternate, obovate, dull medium green
  • leaves have coarse crenation towards tip
  • foliar buds less pubescent than H. mollis
  • flower buds stalked, in axillary clusters
  • young stems less pubescent than H. mollis
  • flowers yellow, in fall, with stringy petals
  • fruit is a capsule, green-brown
  • habit is a large shrub with thick, spreading branches

View Hamamelis virginiana page in the UConn Plant Database

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