Hamamelis virginiana
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
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
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