This shrub has multiple greyish stems with many crooked branches that form a spreading rounded crown. It has dark green rounded leaves with impressed veins and the small yellow bell-shaped flowers appear in a pendant raceme during spring. 

Hardiness zones 6 to 9 

Corylopsis spicatais is naturally found in Japan growing on the mountains in well drained fertile moist soils that are tending acidic. It prefers a wind protected semi shaded to full sun position and is frost tolerant but drought tender. 

The Spike Winter Hazel is grown for its fragrant flowers and its bushy habit. It is planted in garden borders for screening or as a specimen in a cottage garden. It is suitable for low mountain regions and establishes in 3 to 5 years. It is also planted in Japanese gardens or used as an understorey specimen. ID 2684

Corylopsis (kor-uh-LOP-sis) spicatais (spee-kah-ta)

Hamamelidaceae (hama-mel-DAY-see-ee)