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 Leaves are simple, alternate, deciduous, asymmetrical and obovate with an unequal base, wavy margin and hair on the underside. Young twigs are hairy and buds are hairy and naked (without visible scales). Bark is light brown-gray and fairly smooth with lenticels. Flowers are yellow or reddish, thread-like, and bloom in autumn.  Fruit is a woody capsule that ejects seeds in the winter.  Witch-hazel is found in the understory of moist upland sites in the eastern U.S. and is tolerant of shade.  Witch-hazel astringent is made from the inner bark. The fruit is eaten by birds and squirrels.

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