American Witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana L. - Witch-hazel family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 20.0 feet
Planting Distance: 4.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Fall
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on American Witchhazel: Acronicta hamamelis, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Archips semiferanus, Argyrotaenia quercifoliana, Caloptilia superbifrontella, Cameraria aceriella, Cameraria hamameliella, Datana contracta, Datana ministra, Drasteria grandirena, Halysidota tessellaris, Heterocampa biundata, Heterocampa guttivitta, Heterocampa subrotata, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma disstria, Nemoria bistriaria siccifolia, Nola triquetrana, Olethreutes appendiceum, Olethreutes footiana, Olethreutes merrickanum, Orgyia definita, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma plagiata, Pandemis lamprosana, Pyreferra citrombra, Pyreferra hesperidago, Schizura ipomoeae
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- MEX: Mexico Northeast
- CAN: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.