Habitat: Preferring moist, shaded sites, it is a dominant understory tree in some places in Iowa, also growing along streams and forest edges. Although tolerant of a range of soil types, the witch-hazel prefers deep, rich soils.
Diseases: No major diseases are reported.
Distribution: Being the most cold-hardy of all the witch-hazels, this species is native to the eastern US and southeast Canada, south to central Florida and is found in the northeast and extreme east central parts of Iowa.
