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dwarf fothergilla Hamamelidaceae Fothergilla gardenii L. Listen to the Latin Print a QR link to this factsheet symbol: FOGA
Leaf: Alternate, simple, ovate to elliptical, coarsely toothed or wavy margin, inequalateral base, 1 to 3 inches long, dark green and somewhat pubescent above, pale and often fuzzy below.
Flower: Attractive, elongated (1 to 2 inches long) with numerous white stamens (1/2 to 1 inch long), looks like a bottlebrush, fragrant, appearing in spring.
Fruit: Woody capsule (1/4 inch long), pointed tip, occur in long clusters, ripen in fall.
Twig: Slender, zigzag, fuzzy brown; buds stalked, flower buds larger and egg-shaped.
Bark: Gray-brown speckled with lighter lenticels.
Form: A multi-stemmed, suckering, thicket-forming shrub, 3 to 5 feet tall.
 Looks like: large fothergilla - hybrid fothergilla - witch-hazel -

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Additional Range Information: Fothergilla gardenii is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. Download the full-size PDF map.
External Links: USDA Plants Database - Horticulture Information
All material © 2021 Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation; Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson; Silvics reprinted from Ag Handbook 654; range map source information