Witch Hazel vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Witch Hazel vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Hamamelis virginiana

Diervilla lonicera

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Witch Hazel
Northern Bush Honeysuckle

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.

The Northern Bush Honeysuckle is a small, dense, deciduous shrub. The trumpet-like yellow flowers bloom late spring to early summer. Dark green leaves turn yellow then red in the fall. The flower nectar has a sweet honey taste that can be sucked out of the flower.

Because of its aggressive suckering habit, the Northern Bush Honeysuckle makes a great hedge, shrub border, or thicket in a woodland garden.

Witch Hazel Quick Facts

Northern Bush Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: any
Light: shade, partial shade
Moisture: wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: high


Flowers: yellow to red
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
Native to: SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: low bush honeysuckle