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In spring, witch-hazel produces new foliage, which slowly unfurls into mature, dark green, deeply toothed leaves with a beautiful texture. While plants are perhaps most vivid looking in the summer, autumn is when witch-hazel truly stands out. After the plant's dazzling fall show of golden yellow leaves has wrapped up and leaves have started to follow, the plant's seed pods, which typically take a full year to develop, begin to literally pop, sending seeds flying through the forest understory! During this same time, the plant's unique, fringey, lemon-yellow flowers begin to bloom on the plants' bare branches. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eHamamelis virginiana\u003c\/em\u003e typically grows to about 10-15' tall, but occasionally reaches greater heights of up to 35', quite large for an understory plant. 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