19+ Ozark Witch Hazel Shrub

Unknown tell us. Plants grow 10 12 feet tall.

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Ozark witch hazel shrub

Native to missouri and arkansas this is the most shrub like species. For native plant aficionados our north american native witch hazel hamamelis virginiana is also trialed along with five of its cultivars. Fall foliage is yellow at worst and orange at best it achieves optimal fall color when grown in full sun.

This winter blooming deciduous shrub favors riparian habitats of mountainous areas of arkansas southern missouri and limited sections of oklahoma and texas. The plant sets out pretty yellow flowers that are fragrant and resemble dainty ribbons in the fall. Ozark witch hazel hamamelis vernalis zones.

Witch hazel shrubs can reach 30 feet high and 15 feet wide at maturity and are often referred to as a tree due to this. But this large shrub or small tree depending on whom you ask should be on every gardener s wish list. Its yellow or red flowers are small but profuse and appear between january and april.

Ozark witch hazel is a large native shrub that grows along dry rocky streambeds in southern and east central missouri. Hamamelis vernalis or the ozark witch hazel is native to central america. Hamamelis vernalis commonly called ozark witch hazel is native to the ozark plateau extending from southern missouri through northwestern arkansas to eastern oklahoma in missouri it is typically found in gravelly stream beds bases of rocky slopes along streams and less frequently in rocky wooded hillsides where it spreads by suckers to form large colonies.

Japanese witch hazel hamamelis japonica zones. In the fall the seeds are ejected forcefully to a distance of up to 30 feet. The native species is hardy usda zones 3 8 spectacular in autumn it flowers at the same time as its leaves turn golden yellow rather than blooming in winter and its fragrance is somewhere between sweet and intoxicating on a fine fall day.

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