witch-hazel Hamamelidaceae Hamamelis xintermedia japonica x mollis   symbol: --
	Leaf: Alternate, simple, inequalateral, 3 to 6 inches long, ovate to broadly oval, wavy toothed, base often very wedge-shaped, dark green above, paler and often densely fuzzy below. Generally the leaves have good yellow to red fall color. Flower: Yellow to copper to red (cultivar dependant), each about 1/2 inch across, long (1/2 inch), thin, thread-like petals, appearing in bunches from late winter to early spring. Fruit: Dry woody capsule (1/2 inch long), black seeds are forcible discharged when they split into two in late summer, initially green-brown and later turning tan, old capsules persistent. Twig: Slender, scruffy light brown; vegetative buds naked, appear as a folded, small leaf; flower buds round, clustered and stalked. Bark: Smooth, gray-brown, some reddish lenticels. Form: A suckering, multi-stemmed shrub reaching 15 to 20 feet tall. Most types are wide spreading.
	Hamamelis xintermedia is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.