Winter Hazel (Corylopsis pauciflora)
The Winter Hazel is an exceedingly attractive shrub producing fragrant yellow flowers as early as March.
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Appearance
The Winter Hazel is an exceedingly attractive shrub producing fragrant yellow flowers as early as March.
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Leaf upperside
Deciduous ovate leaves; alternate distichous. Widely dentate edge. Leaves are pale green above, pale blue-green below. Decorative yellow colouring in autumn. Size: 3-7cm long, 2-4cm wide.
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Leaf underside
Deciduous ovate leaves; alternate distichous. Widely dentate edge. Leaves are pale green above, pale blue-green below. Decorative yellow colouring in autumn. Size: 3-7cm long, 2-4cm wide.
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Flowers
Flowering period: III-IV. Yellow, fragrant flower spikes of particular ornamental value. The leaves bearing the inflorescence are red.
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Bark
The bark is grey or grey-brown and smooth. The branches are brown.
Application
Flowering shrub, gardens, containers, parks.
Native regions
Japan, Taiwan
Location parameters
Light: sunny to semi-shady; soil type: sandy-loamy to loamy-clayey; nutrient concentration: low to normal; pH value of the soil: acid to slightly alkaline; soil: dry to fresh.
Demands
Frost-hardy but not fume-hardy shrub for gardens and parks. Does not tolerate dryness, heat and soil compaction. May be damaged by late frost. Light: sunny to semi-shady.
Growth
1 - 1.5m high, diameter 1-1.5m.
Leaves
Deciduous ovate leaves; alternate distichous. Widely dentate edge. Leaves are pale green above, pale blue-green below. Decorative yellow colouring in autumn. Size: 3-7cm long, 2-4cm wide.
Flowers
Flowering period: III-IV. Yellow, fragrant flower spikes of particular ornamental value. The leaves bearing the inflorescence are red.
Fruits
Bare dehiscent capsules. 0.6-0.8cm in diameter. The seeds are black.
Bark
The bark is grey or grey-brown and smooth. The branches are brown.
Roots
Surface-rooter with large network of fine roots.