Hamamelis 'Brevipetala'

A deciduous shrub or small tree to 4m high, with ascending branches creating a vase-shaped form. Leaves are broadly ovate, mid to dark green, softly hairy with broadly serrated margins, and turn shades of yellow in autumn. Produces dense clusters of very fragrant flowers on bare stems in late winter and early spring, each with four short, narrow, golden yellow petals