Witch Hazel vs Rose Glow Barberry - TreeTime.ca

Witch Hazel vs Rose Glow Barberry

Berberis thunbergii Rose Glow

Hamamelis virginiana

CUSTOM GROW

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Rose Glow Barberry
Witch Hazel

Rose Glow Barberry is a cold hardy, drought tolerant shrub. It has attractive, mottled foliage that ranges from red, pink, green, and white, maturing to deep maroon.

Rose Glow Barberry has sharp thorns, so be careful when you're handling this shrub. These thorns are what make Rose Glow Barberry an excellent hedge plant as they deter rabbit and deer.

Witch Hazel is a deciduous shrub, or small tree, with a short trunk, bearing numerous spreading, crooked branches.

The seeds grow in a long, wooden pod with two to four seeds per pod. Upon ripening, the pods burst, firing the seeds up to 30km an hour.

The leaf and bark extract of Witch Hazel has been used as a remedy to common ailments such as inflammation, bruises and much more for many centuries.

Rose Glow Barberry Quick Facts

Witch Hazel Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: pink/purple flower
Seeds: seeds ejected to a distance of up to 30 ft
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, PE