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Winter Hazel in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Corylopsis sinensis

 

Winter Hazel

Winter Hazel bears fragrant, bell-shaped, soft yellow flowers that hang in short, chainlike clusters on bare branches in early Spring. The foliage, which follows the flowers, is similar to the foliage of the hazelnut, butsometimes tinged with pink, and then turns bright green, then in Autumn, becomes green-yellow then yellow.

 
plant Features
  • Winter Hazel likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Winter Hazel likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Winter Hazel is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Winter Hazel likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Winter Hazel

Latin name

Corylopsis sinensis

type

Trees or Shrubs

family

Hamamelidaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Winter Hazel likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Winter Hazel is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Winter Hazel likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Winter Hazel likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Winter Hazel is 3.00meters x 3.00meters 3.00 M 3.00 M

Corylopsis sinensis

Winter Hazel bears fragrant, bell-shaped, soft yellow flowers that hang in short, chainlike clusters on bare branches in early Spring. The foliage, which follows the flowers, is similar to the foliage of the hazelnut, butsometimes tinged with pink, and then turns bright green, then in Autumn, becomes green-yellow then yellow.


Flowering Season

From Late Autumn TO Mid Winter

Large, bright highly scented yellow/golden flowers with a red base in late autumn and winter. Each flower is made up of four thin petals giving the appearance of ribbons.

 

Planting Outdoors

From Late Autumn TO Early Spring

Plant container grown plants out from autumn to early spring while the tree is still dormant.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Late Winter

Seeds sown in a cold frame can be done at any time through the year.

 

Propagation by grafting

From Early Spring TO Late Winter

Both grafting and budding can be done in late summer.

 
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