Chinese winterhazel Hamamelidaceae Corylopsis sinensis Hemsl.   symbol: COSI12
	Leaf: Alternate, simple, ovate, cordate base, 2 to 5 inches long, bristly serrated, dark green, pale blue-green beneath. Flower: Attractive, fragrant, pastel yellow, 1/2 inch long, in hanging clusters (2 to 3 inches long) of 8 to 12 flowers, appear before the leaves in early spring. Fruit: Small, dry, 2-valved capsule, 1/4 inch. Twig: Slender, gray-brown, speckled in raised lenticels; buds large, broadly ovate, pointed, yellow-green and brown, may be tinged in red. Bark: Gray to reddish brown, smooth. Form: A suckering, multi-stemmed shrub reaching up to 10 feet tall.
	USDA Plants Database Corylopsis sinensis is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.