Hamamelis japonica 'Zuccariniana'

A deciduous shrub or small tree to 4m high, with an upright form when young, spreading to vase-shaped as it matures. Leaves are ovate, glossy and mid green with broadly serrated margins, turning shades of yellow in autumn. Produces dense clusters of small, fragrant flowers on bare stems in early to mid spring, each with four long, narrow, pale lemon yellow petals, backed by small, recurved rich brown sepals at the base