Crimson Fire Witch Hazel Hamamelis x 5 Gal

This shrub or small tree is an artificial hybrid between H. japonica and H. mollis which has many attractive cultivars available. It is an upright or wide-spreading tree, not densely branched but with multiple stems. Plant in the full sun to partial shade,  in moist, fertile, well-drained acidic soil.  This shrub needs space to grow and should not be crowded.

Depending on the cultivar, the blooms are fragrant and yellow to orange or red and appear in winter or early spring before new leaves emerge. Fall leaf color is yellow to red, depending on the cultivar. Fall eaves may turn brown but not drop, which detracts from the floral display.

Plant in small groups as a specimen planted in a shrub border, as a hedge or screen, in a woodland or winter garden.