Plant Profile: how to grow Hamamelis or Witch Hazels!

[@jetv1471]

Wow ! Love in the USA and this is the most informative video on witch hazel I have found !

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Glad it was helpful! Regards Stephen

[@JourneyGarden]

Great video! Over the years I've grown H. virginiana in cold Minnesota, Arnold Promise in Boston, Diane and Sunburst in Washington and now Jelena in Oregon. Oddly, Jelena has been blooming with incorrect yellow flowers in summer followed by the correct orange flowers in winter. Might be related to climate change/extreme, extended heat. Gardening friends here in Oregon report that Rochester has the best fragrance by far, but the flowers are otherwise unimpressive, and it retains almost all of its dead leaves.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Sounds like you have had a far bit of experience with the Genus. Hate it when a plant holds its dead leaves and life is too short to spend the time plucking them off! Regards Stephen

[@joanne-et6pm]

Hi Stephen & Matt really interesting specimen tree witch hazel - would never grow here on Goldcoast although saying that it's gets really cold here sometimes in winter - this winter has been mild - at least u got a sucker Stephen 10 years long but hey u got it It's a really unique tree unusual wouldn't mind one 👍 Thanks for sharing guys Happy gardening 🌸🐝🦟

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Glad you are enjoying our videos. Regards Stephen

[@jacksonstacy3813]

I planted the native variety here in Tennessee might try a cultivar later on

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@mariale7821]

I have an Arnold that’s 13 years old. It was my first small tree that I purchased for my home. I have no regrets, it’s beautiful and its the highlight of my winter garden when everything else is dormant. (US, VA, zone 7b).

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for sharing! Regards Stephen

[@MarcAotearoa]

A good video about a lovely winter flowering plant. Thanks I really look forward to your weekly videos.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Glad you like them! Regards Stephen

[@hervepartagas2752]

A very common plant in France, but what a delightful explosion of colors in winter !

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@ThreeRunHomer]

Always interesting. Thanks. I have one of our native Hamamelis virginiana in my backyard. It’s growing into an attractive small tree.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for sharing! Regards Stephen

[@leelastarsky]

I'm near Eltham in Melbourne, and have Hamamelis Jelena growing happily. It's just finishing flowering and has been gorgeous this year. I love the orange blossoms.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Yet another lovely variety. Regards Stephen

[@fareebug8439]

Delightful! Thank you for covering this topic. ❤ Best wishes from the US. 🙏

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@Andre-p9r]

Many of the most beautiful and popular Hamamelis hybrids were bred by the de Belder family in Belgium but are strangely always referred to as Dutch hybrids. The original plants still grow in the family's arboretum in Kalmthout which probably has the largest collection of Hamamelis hybrids in the world. Jelena de Belder once told me that a grafted Hamamelis should always be planted so that the grafting point is 15 cms below the soil .This prevents the rootstock from producing suckers and encourages the scion to form its own roots.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

All good information although the deep planting isn’t always the answer as I have found to my own annoyance. The cultivar called Jelena is also a favourite of mine but I need a new one as my old plant had to be removed due to a fence rebuild. Regards Stephen

[@katrinkatterman3069]

I just planted the cultivar “Foxy Lady” in March! Should be purpley-red! (USA, Oregon, Zone 8)

[@thehorti-culturalists]

As far as I know this one hasn't hit our shores unfortunately. Regards Stephen

[@Salmagundiii]

In the US there's a product called Sucker Punch that supposedly stops suckering, but I haven't personally tried it. Luckily only one of my 4 WH grafts has a suckering problem. You are right though they once they start, they don't seem to stop.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

We don't seem to have this product in Australia and I can't quite see how it would work. I will continue to physically remove mine. Regards Stephen

[@JackieHamlin-xs5se]

Could you paint the cut stem of the sucker to possibly keep it from coming back again? Norther Wisconsin questioning. Loved this short episode!

[@thehorti-culturalists]

As far as I know there isn't anything that wouldn't kill the whole plant. Regards Stephen

[@scallywags12]

Great tips! I have the red witch hazel ‘Diane’ my name. Love it but no scent.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Ah.....Thanks for watching!

[@pocketsofmayhem]

I would love to have a Hamamelis s. ryan, I am coveting a H. Amethyst or H. Grape Fizz 😊. Just not convinced I have proper growing conditions I my mid-Michigan garden 🙃

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Perhaps I need to grow it on for longer! Hope those you have do well. Regards Stephen

[@yukismum5141]

I have Pallida in my garden in Dunedin NZ. It's fragrance is stronger several metresaway from the actual plant. Close to I can't smell it at all - very strange. I also have Diane which I can't smell but my neighbour can!

[@thehorti-culturalists]

They do seem to have this strange phenomenon. Regards Stephen

[@vragolan1987]

Beautiful plants.But they dont like hot summers like we have here in Serbia.I grown mine in half shade.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

We need to as well in most areas of Australia. Regards Stephen

[@ensi6796]

Very nice shrub/three. Can you control its growth and reduce it to its desired size/height yearly? Would that change anything in terms of flowering and how the new branches grow ( ie: more convoluted?)

[@thehorti-culturalists]

It would reduce the flowering as it blooms on the wood produced the previous season. Regards Stephen

[@LouiseMather-ul3jn]

Thank you for the info on Witch hazels. I have a 15 year old Stephanotis that for the past 2 years has not produced a single flower. It is on a south facing wall in a large rectangular pot and I live on the Adelaide plains. The plant flowered very well until 2 years ago. It is impossible to repot the plant so I thought I would remove as much of the soil as possible and replenish with new potting mix. Is there anything else I could do to encourage flowering. The plant gets regular liquid fertiliser plus a seasonal application of Troforte.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

I think you are doing all that seems possible under the circumstances. Regards Stephen

[@LouiseMather-ul3jn]

Thank you very much.

[@paulacothren3591]

Stephen, if you were to graft your seedling "Stephen" onto a root stock, would you see more vigor while you wait to see if it is a good selection?

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Quite probably but not sure it would be worth the effort! Regards Stephen