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witch hazel 'Old Copper'

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A deciduous, upright, vase-shaped shrub to 3m tall with broadly elliptic leaves to 9cm long that turn yellow in autumn. Clusters of lightly-scented salmon-orange to red flowers with 1.8cm long wavy petals are borne from late winter to early spring

Scientific classification

Species: witch hazel 'Old Copper' (Hamamelis × intermedia 'Old Copper')
Genus: Hamamelis
Family: Hamamelidaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of witch hazel 'Old Copper'

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Quick identification of witch hazel 'Old Copper'

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witch hazel 'Old Copper' care guide

Water regularly to keep soil moist, especially when young; mulch to retain moisture.
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Water regularly to keep soil moist, especially when young; mulch to retain moisture.

Fertilizing

Apply a balanced tree fertilizer in early spring and again in autumn.

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by grafting in late winter. Budding can be carried out in late summer and layering in autumn

Growing

Easy to grow in an open but unexposed site. Grows best in a neutral or slightly acidic soil but will tolerate deep, humus-rich soils over chalk. See hamamelis cultivation for further information

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