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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01CCFCA2.CFD424B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Many thanks to Ken and to Paul for identification of the South End = flowering Witch-hazel. An interesting, tough plant! Dusan Soudek ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Paul MacDonald=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Witch-hazel in bloom (peninsular Halifax) Ken is likely correct Dusan. Arnold Arboretum, Boston have been promoting this shrub since I was = in Agricultural College and that wasn't yesterday! It is a true hybrid and therefore = sterile so no need=20 for a pollinator. Any old pollin will do. One of the most popular is Arnold's Promise. Have a nice spring Paul -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 6:21:24 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Witch-hazel in bloom (peninsular Halifax) There is a smallish Witch-hazel (Hamamelis sp.) tree in full bloom = on the Dalhousie University campus off South St. The haze of showy = yellow petals is quite impressive at this time of the year, with patches = of snow still on the ground. The showy flowering tree is right next to a specimen of our native = Witch-hazel (H. virginiana), which probably finished flowering a few = months ago and which provides a nice comparison. The tree in question is = clearly an exotic, or maybe even a hybrid. Any thoughts about its = identification? What might be the pollinator at this time of the year?=20 The above trees are located about 100 m off South St. (near its = intersection with Oxford St.), across from the entrance to the Dalplex = parking lot and just past the tennis courts. Right behind Shirreff Hall = and the Life Sciences Centre/Psychology building. Dusan Soudek ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01CCFCA2.CFD424B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19154"></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Many thanks to Ken and to Paul=20 for identification of the South End flowering Witch-hazel. An=20 interesting, tough plant!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan Soudek</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dpaulrita2001@yahoo.com = href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">Paul=20 MacDonald</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 07, 2012 = 7:29=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] = Witch-hazel in=20 bloom (peninsular Halifax)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new = york, times, serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV><SPAN>Ken is likely correct Dusan.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = rgb(235,235,235); FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); = FONT-SIZE: 13px">Arnold=20 Arboretum, Boston</SPAN> have been promoting this shrub since I = was in=20 Agricultural<BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>College and that wasn't yesterday! It is a true hybrid and=20 therefore sterile so no need </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>for a pollinator. Any old pollin will do.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>One of the most popular is Arnold's Promise.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>Have a nice spring</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>Paul</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> <HR SIZE=3D1> <B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Dusan Soudek=20 <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca><BR><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> NatureNS=20 <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> <BR><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, March 7, 2012 = 6:21:24=20 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> = [NatureNS]=20 Witch-hazel in bloom (peninsular Halifax)<BR></FONT></DIV><BR> <META content=3Doff http-equiv=3Dx-dns-prefetch-control> <DIV id=3Dyiv90548285> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> There is a smallish Witch-hazel = (<I>Hamamelis=20 sp.)</I> tree in full bloom on the Dalhousie University campus off = South St.=20 The haze of showy yellow petals is quite impressive at this time of = the year,=20 with patches of snow still on the ground.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> The showy flowering tree is = right=20 next to a specimen of our native Witch-hazel (<I>H. virginiana</I>), = which=20 probably finished flowering a few months ago and which provides a nice = comparison. The tree in question is clearly an exotic, or maybe even a = hybrid.=20 Any thoughts about its identification? What might be the pollinator at = this=20 time of the year? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> The above trees are loca