Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchazel)



Hamamelis mollis (Chinese Witch-hazel)

Pronunciation: ham-uh-MEE-liss MOLL-iss
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Family: Hamamelidaceae
Plant type: Shrub deciduous, tree deciduous 
Zone: 6 
hamol2.jpgOrigin: SE Asia, Japan, Eastern China
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Mature size
  Height: 7-10 m
  Spread: 3- 4 m
Form: Vase
Texture: medium - coarse
Habit: spreading, upright
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Leaves
Arrangement: simple alternate
Shape: obovate, orbicular
Size: 7-12 cm long x 4-6 cm wide
Margin: serrate, undulate (wavy) 
hamof1.jpgCharacteristics: heavily veined, pinnate venation, soft flexible, pubescent, tomentose
Colour: summer green, fall yellow, orange, red 
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Flowers
Inflorescence type: Floriferous, clustered
Colour: yellow, red, showy
Size: 1.2 - 1.6 cm
Time: January, February, December
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Stem
Colour: Grey Brown
Description: prominent lenticels, lightly fissured, multi-stem trunk
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hamot1.jpgFruit type: capsule
Colour: brown
Time: March, April 
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Exposure - full sun
Preferred soil -  acidic well drained
Landscape uses - Accent plant, mixed shrub border, specimen plant, winter interest, medicinal harvest
Propagation - seed, grafting

Pests - Pest resistant, disease resistant, fungal leaf spot, galls, scale insects, abiotic disorder, leaf scorch

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