Witch Hazel Shrub — photo: Bootleg bird, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Witch Hazel Shrub — photo: Bootleg bird, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bushes & Accent Shrubs

Witch Hazel Shrub

Zones 3a–8bLive Plant
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Witch hazel opens spidery yellow flowers in late fall and winter when nothing else is blooming, then turns clear gold each autumn.
Witch Hazel Shrub

Pot Size: 6" Starter Pot
Quantity
Witch Hazel Shrub — photo: Bootleg bird, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bushes & Accent Shrubs

Witch Hazel Shrub

$11.00 $8.00
Witch Hazel Shrub — photo: Bootleg bird, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bushes & Accent Shrubs

Witch Hazel Shrub

$11.00 $8.00
Pot Size: 6" Starter Pot
Description

Witch hazel is a large native shrub or small multi-stemmed tree that flowers on bare or nearly bare branches in the cold months, with a light spicy fragrance. It naturally grows at woodland edges, so it is well suited to part shade and moist, humus-rich soil. Fall foliage is a clean butter yellow, and it is the source of the traditional astringent. Shipped in a 6" Starter Pot, well-rooted from our Lineville, Alabama nursery.

Specifications
  • Mature size: 10-15 ft tall, 8-15 ft wide
  • Grows best: Outdoors - Hardiness USDA 3-8
  • Pet safety: Non-toxic to cats and dogs
  • Sourcing: Nursery-grown by Wade Greens; ships healthy from our Lineville, Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.
Care Instructions
  • Light: Part shade to full sun
  • Water: Regular; prefers consistently moist soil
  • Soil: Moist, humus-rich, well-drained acidic to neutral soil.
  • Feeding: Light spring feeding with balanced fertilizer, or top-dress with compost.
Growing Zone

Hardy in zones 3a–8b. Outside that range it can still be grown in a container and overwintered indoors.

Full colour is zones 3a–8b, where this plant is hardy in the ground. Lower 48 shown — that's where we ship. 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, via the PRISM Climate Group.

Questions & Answers

How big does it get?
10-15 ft tall, 8-15 ft wide

How much light does it need?
Part shade to full sun

Is it safe for pets?
Non-toxic to cats and dogs

How is it shipped?
Packed to arrive healthy and shipped from our Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.

Shipping & Returns

Ships to all 48 contiguous states from our farm in Lineville, Alabama.

What it costs

Based on your order total: $12.95 under $35 · $16.95 to $75 · $21.95 to $125 · free over $125.

Ship days

Mondays and Tuesdays only — see below.

Getting it ready

1–3 business days to pot up, water back and pack.

Where we can't go

Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, P.O. boxes, and outside the United States.

Why we only ship Mondays and Tuesdays

A plant in a dark box is on a clock. Shipping early in the week means it reaches you before the weekend instead of sitting in a warehouse from Friday to Monday. It costs us a day or two of lead time and saves a lot of plants.

Practically: an order placed Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or over the weekend goes out the following Monday. We'd rather tell you that now than let you find it in a tracking number.

How long it takes once it leaves

Typical ground transit from Lineville, Alabama after the ship day. Estimates, not guarantees — weather and carrier backlogs happen.

  • 1–2 days Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky
  • 2–3 days The rest of the Southeast and Midwest, Texas, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast
  • 3–5 days The Plains, the Mountain West and the West Coast

Tracking is emailed the moment your box is scanned.

If something arrives unhappy

A little leaf drop or travel stress is normal and usually sorts itself out within a week or two of settling in. If a plant arrives genuinely damaged, email support@wadegreens.com within 48 hours of delivery with a photo of the plant and the box, and we'll make it right.

Plant Traits

The facts that decide whether it takes root, in the order that matters.

Sunlight

Full Sun (6+ hrs)

Six or more hours of direct sun. With less it stretches toward the light and flowering thins out.

Water

Moderate

Water when the top inch of soil is dry. Evenly damp, never standing wet.

Mature Size

3-6 ft

Where it settles once established. Plan the spacing for this, not for the size it arrives at.

Foliage

Deciduous

Drops its leaves in fall and leafs back out in spring. Bare in winter is dormant, not dead.

Works As

Foundation Planting · Border & Bed

Traits

  • FragrantVolatile oils released by warmth. Scent peaks in afternoon heat or at dusk depending on which pollinator the flower is built for.
  • Native to the SoutheastEvolved in this region's heat, humidity and rainfall pattern, alongside the insects that feed on it. Less input from you, more value to the wildlife around it.

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