| American Witchhazel is a fairly common small tree or large shrub of forests with large, roundish, wavy-margined leaves. Grayson Co., VA 5/30/2009.
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| Grayson Co., VA 5/30/2009.
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| Grayson Co., VA 5/30/2009.
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| Carroll Co., VA 6/14/03.
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| The unusual flowers appear at an unusual time - in late fall, just as the leaves are falling. Carroll Co., VA 10/16/06.
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| The flowers have a delicate fragrance. Flowering may continue into December. Carroll Co., VA 11/9/02.
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| Carroll Co., VA 11/14/2010.
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| Carroll Co., VA 11/14/2010.
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| Developing fruits. Carroll Co., VA 4/10/2011.
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| Developing fruits with old pod from previous year. Carroll Co., VA 4/10/2011.
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| Just leafing out. Carroll Co., VA 4/11/2010.
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| New leaves have a pleated look to them. Carroll Co., VA 4/11/2010.
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| Emerging leaves with developing fruits. Carroll Co., VA 4/26/2008.
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| Carroll Co., VA 4/26/2008.
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| The densely pubescent capsules are unusual, too. These are still ripening. Alleghany Co., NC 7/3/05.
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| The capsules take a year to mature. They ripen and split open in late fall, as the next year's flowers appear. Carroll Co., VA 10/16/06.
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| The naked, hairy buds are distinctively stalked. Carroll Co., VA 11/9/02.
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| The bark is smooth with many warty lenticels. Carroll Co., VA 11/9/02.
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| Carroll Co., VA 4/11/2010.
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| Carroll Co., VA 11/14/2010.
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| Carroll Co., VA 11/14/2010.
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More information:
Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
Missouri Plants
University of Connecticut
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Recommended Tree, Shrub, and Woody Vine Identification Guides
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