Hamamelis can grow in acid and neutral soil, and the best choice is the sand soil which is fertile, loose and good drainage.
Hamamelis likes light, but it can also grow in a half shade environment, like a warm growing environment, and can also withstand cold. The cultivation of Hamamelis requires good light, proper shade at the early stage of growth, temperature between 15 ℃ - 35 ℃, cold resistance in winter, and strong cold resistance.
Witch Hazel likes moist soil and requires fertility. Water properly during growth to keep the soil moist. Fertilization can be applied normally. Fertilization can promote growth in early spring, and phosphate fertilizer should be applied once when flowering.
The propagation of Hamamelis can be carried out by sowing, which takes a long time. It can also be propagated by cutting, grafting and layering. Sowing is mainly in spring, cutting is in the rainy season.
Hamamelis may be damaged by leaf spot and anthrax in the process of cultivation. These diseases can be treated by spraying chemicals. The main pests are moths such as the moth, the moth and the leaf roller moth. They are killed artificially or insecticides are used.
Hamamelis needs to be pruned in the breeding, which can generally keep the tree height below 2 meters. The main time of pruning is to cut off the residual flowers after the flowers, and trim the plant type to keep beautiful. Pruning in September is mainly to cut off the disordered branches, so as to make the normal branches grow, and to cut off the clustered disordered branches from the base.
