Witch Hazel

After having seen a witch hazel tree (Hamamelis virginiana)at a local arboretum, I would like to purchase a sapling to plant on my own property. Many of the state agricultural agent websites and university educational websites indicate it is an attractive, relatively disease free tree to grow. The problem: after extensively searching the internet and going through all my garden and nursery catalogs, I can find no one selling witch hazel commercially. Does any one know a nursery offering one?

I don't know where we can get one but if you find them please let me know. I would love one too.

Fantastic Plants in Tennessee: http://www.fantasticplants.com/newpage1.htm

ForestFarm in Oregon (if you don't have their catalog, you're missing out - at a minimum, request one while you're on their site): http://www.forestfarm.com/search/search.asp?aPage=1&index=common&field-keywords=Witch+Hazel

Roslyn Nursery, listed under shrubs: http://www.roslynnursery.com/decshrubs00.html

Fairweather Gardens, in NJ may have it; they don't have a website, ditto for Gossler Farms.

Most nurseries sell the showy spring blooming Hamamelis x intermedia hybrids such as "Arnold Promise" "Diane" etc.. You'll have to look a little harder for your basic fall blooming Hamamelis virginiana. Start with the sources mentioned in the previous post. Also try Wayside Gardens, White Flower Farm, and Heronswood Nursery. Both Heronswood and Forestfarm sell small plants inexpensively. The shipping to the east coast is high, but they do carry many items not found anywhere else. Neither catalog has any pictures and only short descriptions so you REALLY need to know your plants. Both of these catalogs are indispensible. Also, call around to some of your local "upscale" nurseries (Morris County has lots of them), I bet you might be able to find a plant or two. Make sure to ask for the FALL blooming native witch hazel otherwise your're bound to wind up with one of the hybrid spring bloomers which are supurb in their own right, but not what your looking for.

Thanks to all for your replies. Go_vols, I actually have a Fantastic Plants catalog/plant list at home but failed to consult it. Thanks to all for the other nursery suggestions. A couple of them I know; several I did not. Actually, out of sheer perversity, I think I will try to grow my witch hazel from seed. I did a search and found a website for Angelgrove Tree Seed Co. in Canada. They sell packets of 15 seeds. It's probably easier to buy than to tramp all over the woods looking for a mature tree in seed. I have never tried to raise a full tree from seed so it could be an adventure. It's my impression that, as basically an understory tree, the witch hazel should be relatively fast growing. Maybe in 5-10 years I will have something presentable.