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'''''Fothergilla major''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Hamamelidaceae]] family.
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Fothergilla major, Lodd. (F. alnifolia. Var. major, Sims). Upright shrub of dense pyramidal habit: lvs. oval or obovate, cordate or truncate at the base, sinuately dentate above the middle or nearly entire, dark green and somewhat glossy above, glaucous and more or less stellate-pubescent below, at least on the veins, of firm texture, 2 ½ -5 in. long: fls. like in the preceding species. April, May. Known only from cult, plants. — This species is superior to the former on account of its dense, pyramidal habit.  
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Fothergilla major, Lodd. (F. alnifolia. Var. major, Sims). Fig. 1566. Upright shrub of dense pyramidal habit: lvs. oval or obovate, cordate or truncate at the base, sinuately dentate above the middle or nearly entire, dark green and somewhat glossy above, glaucous and more or less stellate-pubescent below, at least on the veins, of firm texture, 2 ½ -5 in. long: fls. like in the preceding species. April, May. Known only from cult, plants. B.M. 1342. L.B.C. 16: 1520. G.F. 8:445 (excl. lvs. and frs.). M.D.G. 1902:395, 396.— This species is superior to the former on account of its dense, pyramidal habit.  
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F. parviflora, Kearney. Closely related to F. gardenii. Lower and stoloniferous: lvs. nearly orbicular, rounded or cordate at the base, toothed from below the middle. N. C. to Fla.
 
F. parviflora, Kearney. Closely related to F. gardenii. Lower and stoloniferous: lvs. nearly orbicular, rounded or cordate at the base, toothed from below the middle. N. C. to Fla.
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Fothergilla major (Witch alder).JPG


Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5. to 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Width: ⇔ 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
Flower features: ❀ white
Scientific Names

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Fothergilla major is a species of flowering plant in the Hamamelidaceae family.


Read about Fothergilla major in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Fothergilla major, Lodd. (F. alnifolia. Var. major, Sims). Upright shrub of dense pyramidal habit: lvs. oval or obovate, cordate or truncate at the base, sinuately dentate above the middle or nearly entire, dark green and somewhat glossy above, glaucous and more or less stellate-pubescent below, at least on the veins, of firm texture, 2 ½ -5 in. long: fls. like in the preceding species. April, May. Known only from cult, plants. — This species is superior to the former on account of its dense, pyramidal habit.

F. parviflora, Kearney. Closely related to F. gardenii. Lower and stoloniferous: lvs. nearly orbicular, rounded or cordate at the base, toothed from below the middle. N. C. to Fla. CH


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