Hamamelis mollis ' Wisley Supreme'
Hamamelis mollis ' Wisley Supreme'
2nd February 2021
Hamamelis mollis 'Wisley Supreme'
The Chinese witch hazel is hard to distinguish from the hybrids between Chinese and Japanese forms: the leaves are slightly hairy and the flowers may be smaller than some hybrids, but they have a stronger sweet scent. The shrubs have the same open, architectural shape, but it is from this parent that some of the Hamamelis x intermedia cultivars get their habit of holding onto old leaves. This photo is from the Scott Arboretum in Pennsylvania.