Hamamelis × intermedia (Witch hazel). This is a deciduous shrub with oval leaves about 8-15cm long. They will produce a good autumn colour. The flowers are fragrant and will appear on bare twigs in the winter; their colour will vary from light yellow to deep orange depending on the cultivar.
Deciduous, Fragrant
Specimen with good autumn colour.
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By simple layering or seed in autumn, selected forms by softwood cuttings in summer, by budding in late summer or by grafting in winter.
Watch for coral spot and honey fungus.
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