Chinese Witchhazel
- Botanical Name
- Hamamelis mollis
- Hardiness
- Zones 5 to 8
- Height
- 10 to 15 feet
- Width
- 10 to 15 feet
- Flowers
- Late winter to early spring: yellow, strap-like, fragrant
- Fruit
- Two-valved, dehiscent capsule holding jet black seeds
- Fall Color
- Yellow to yellow-orange
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, acidic
- Planting & Care
- Needs winter protection - lack of cold hardiness
- Site in protected location
- Problems
- Not as hardy as other Hamamelis species
- Varieties
- Goldcrest - Zones 6 to 8
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