Comments on: Ranking the scents and sights of Hamamelis

By: Becky Robert

Becky Robert — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:15:43 +0000

In reply to Lynnn Title.

Sorry Lynn. When we updated our site some links were broken. We will try to correct the error.

Sincerely,
Becky Robert

By: Lynnn Title

Lynnn Title — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:22:29 +0000

Have you dumped this wonderful chart? I get a “site not found” error when I try to follow your link.

By: Susanne

Susanne — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:23:39 +0000

Love your chart (even if it’s from last year)! Now all I have to do is find a source for the more interesting cv’s 🙂 .

By: David L.

David L. — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:02:56 +0000

My Arnold Promise retains very few leaves. Northwest Missouri Zone 5b, full sun with western exposure.

Have you ranked the bloom times?

Nice site BTW.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:50:35 +0000

Any chance you share rooted cuttings of these cultivars?

By: Lucy G.

Lucy G. — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:24:58 +0000

Interesting comment about ‘Arnold Promise’ retaining its leaves. I’ve had one for around 10 years in the Annapolis, MD area (zone 7B) and it has never kept any leaves. It’s one of my favorite things about spring. This year my new witch hazel ‘Aphrodite’ bloomed about 2 weeks before ‘Arnold P’ and was very pretty but didn’t have much fragrance.

By: Alan Elsbury

Alan Elsbury — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:17:11 +0000

Excellent article thank you .

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:51:22 +0000

without naming any names ” We all allow ctiaern plants to get too big over time, and tend to not notice how much space they take up”. Well the Viburnum is long gone and has given me a lot of new real estate and the Hamamelis has been given a new lease on life.

By: Andrew Bunting

Andrew Bunting — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:44:26 +0000

Drew,

Yes, I think this is worth further evaluation. I don’t believe this is purely a condition of genetics, however, H. vernalis tends to hold its leaves more so than other species.

Andrew

By: Drew Pegon

Drew Pegon — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:23:20 +0000

Thanks Andrew. I particularly appreciated the work you and Josh did, ranking leaf retention and fragrance of many Hamamelis cultivars.

I am curious if you intend to revisit these plants in future years to see if varying weather conditions may also play a role in leaf retention. I have a Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ that most years has retained leaves almost completely hiding the flowers, and this year has held onto only a handful. In a previous blog Josh also mentioned that you saw variations within one cultivar, H.mollis ‘Early Bright’, in two different locations on campus.

I realize it would be tough to evaluate all of the potential factors affecting performance.