Witch hazel

We have a wonderful witch hazel in front of our garage that's now in full flower, with a few remnant yellow leaves. It has a wonderful shape (it's now a small well-rounded tree).in fall 2009Its fall color this year wasn't the equal of this image -- an early freeze hastened leaf drop.But it was...

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A lovely witch hazel

I'd thought that the glorious winter flowering witch hazel in front of our mountain house was a Chinese witch hazel, until reading my garden blogging friend Janet's post about Hamamelis vernalis (hmm, maybe it was on FB?).  I couldn't find the reference for a link -- but thanks, Janet, for pointing...

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