Harvest Moon Witch Hazel – 7 Gallon Pot (4-5′)

A lovely late-season surprise heralding the arrival of the holiday season, Harvest Moon is a native Witch Hazel that begins flowering around Thanksgiving and the harvest moon, a time when not much else, other than late-flowering Camellia sasanqua varieties, is blooming in the landscape. Providing fuller flowers and a much heavier display over a longer period from late fall through the winter months, the fragrant, ribbon-like fringe flowers are of a brilliant lemon-yellow color, standing out remarkably well on the bare stems and branches. The leaves emerge a reddish bronze in spring turning to green and then shades of golden yellow and bronze before dropping in mid fall to allow the flowers to take the stage. At 15 to 18 feet tall but only 10-12 feet wide when all grown up, its narrower habit is a better fit for smaller spaces than other varieties. You can allow it to grow naturally as a large shrub or lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive small tree. Grows well in full sun or shade and everything between, but will be smaller in size with more shade. A beautiful large shrub or small tree that will always have you looking forward to the holiday season, the Harvest Moon Witch Hazel is a super hardy native providing a unique choice for screening and naturalized plantings or as an understory plant in woodland settings.