Spring-blooming Witchhazels

Posted by Georgene A. Bramlage Feb 11, 2009

These small trees, hybrids between the Japanese and Chinese witchhazels, began blooming during the last week of January, but a week of cold weather stopped them. They began blooming again this week as the weather began to warm.

Because these trees are hybrids, their flowers are larger and more colorful than the Native American autumn and spring-blooming witchhazels. Two of these trees have red flowers and three with yellow ones. I do not know exactly which cultivars they are because I never saw the identification tags.

However, not knowing the cultivar names of these trees does not limit my enthusiasm and delight in their early spring-bloom, nor my anticipation of their coming autumn splendor.

Here are more articles about witchhazels:

• Landscape Aristocrats: Small trees and large shrubs bring gold to temperate landscapes.
• Landscape Design Uses: Witch hazels fill garden niches and extend landscape interest to four seasons.
• Best Landscape Sites: Optimum siting and microclimate for witch hazel plantings produce top performance.