Hamamelis virginiana
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| Hamamelis virginiana L. |
Hamamelis virginiana is a species of Witch-hazel found across eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to Wisconsin in the north and northern Florida to Texas in the south.
It is a large deciduous shrub that usually reaches a height of 15 feet, although it can sometimes grow to 30 feet. Its leaves are toothed or lobed, and about 3 to 6 inches long. The bright yellow flowers grow in clusters, have four parts, and have ribbon-shaped petals about one inch long. H. virginiana blooms in about mid fall and continues until late fall. The fruit is a hard woody capsule about ½ an inch long, which explodes and launches two shiny black seeds up to 30 feet when it is mature.
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