Button Bush Shrub Height Shipped:2 3 Feet Persimmon trees have some of you re creating habitat Persimmon trees have some of the hardest wood in North America American witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a native deciduous shrub or small tree of eastern North America that flowers in fall Overall‚ Button Bush is a shrub that provides many ecosystem services and benefits‚ including its ability to control erosion‚ act as a water filter‚ and support wildlife․ The Button Bush can be recommended not only because of its ecological importance but also because it is an easily cultivated shrub‚ one which helps improve the quality of landscaping projects‚ and one which can be readily gained in many areas․ Let us thus celebrate the Button Bush‚ this worthy combination of utility and beauty‚ and hope that others may raise it in their pleasure gardens and create the conditions which made it so plentiful of yore‚ and gradually weave it back into its story of the balance of nature․ The Button Bush is often characterized as easy to grow and recommended for beginning and experienced gardeners․ The shrub grows well in full sun and in partial shade․ Its preference is for damp‚ well drained soil‚ but it can tolerate short periods of standing water․ Once established‚ it is somewhat drought tolerant and therefore is a very low maintenance plant although it does require pruning towards the end of winter or the beginning of spring to maintain its form․ Therefore‚ as long as gardeners provide minimal effort‚ they will gain not only the ornamentation of the plant itself‚ but a collection of other helpful effects․