Common Name: Witch Hazel
Latin Name: Hamamelis Mollis
Type: Deciduous
Location: Parsonage Gardens, Didsbury.
Ultimate height: 2.5 - 4m
Ultimate spread: 2.5 - 4m
Located Hamamelis Mollis height: 3m
Overall shape: This species
of shrub have a vase shape form
Leaf Shape: Leaves are broadly ovate
and transform from yellow to orange then red
Bark: Bark is a brownish grey in colour
Preferred soil type: This shrub can
grow in well drained moist materials such as Loam, Sand and Clay.
Fruit/Flowers: Flowers are fragrant and
have 4 narrow petals which are yellow at the tip slowly turning red at the
base.
Distribution: The Hamamelis Mollis is native
of China, arrived in Britain in the 19th century and is used in parks
and gardens.
I located this specie within a turfed area of Parsonage Gardens, Didsbury; In close proximity to the Parsonage Cottage entrance. This area of the site is highly occupied by tall trees, this specie being the smallest. Planted at a great distance from other trees, its nutrients go relatively un-shared and the condition of the tree shows how healthy, and able the Hamamelis Mollies is, as a means of getting these nutrients. It is intentionally planted to provide colour and a rich status to the central space of the gardens. The Hamamelis Mollis is non-native to England which is why I made such observation. Its surroundings consist of highly maintained lawns, with a perfectly shaped circular base at the pit of the tree which reflects a sense of organisation and once again, powerful status, reflecting an aesthetic of picturesque. There were very little flowers that had blossomed at the time in which I had located this tree however, a select few had come through allowing me to firmly identify this specie. These flowers will blossom further into winter season.
I located this specie within a turfed area of Parsonage Gardens, Didsbury; In close proximity to the Parsonage Cottage entrance. This area of the site is highly occupied by tall trees, this specie being the smallest. Planted at a great distance from other trees, its nutrients go relatively un-shared and the condition of the tree shows how healthy, and able the Hamamelis Mollies is, as a means of getting these nutrients. It is intentionally planted to provide colour and a rich status to the central space of the gardens. The Hamamelis Mollis is non-native to England which is why I made such observation. Its surroundings consist of highly maintained lawns, with a perfectly shaped circular base at the pit of the tree which reflects a sense of organisation and once again, powerful status, reflecting an aesthetic of picturesque. There were very little flowers that had blossomed at the time in which I had located this tree however, a select few had come through allowing me to firmly identify this specie. These flowers will blossom further into winter season.
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