[NatureNS] Witch-hazel in bloom (peninsular Halifax)

Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:34:13 -0400
From: Doug Linzey <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
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On 07/03/2012 6:21 PM, Dusan Soudek wrote:
>    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.

We have an interesting witch hazel at our place on the North Mountain 
(it bloomed in mid-February, by the way). The cultivated part is grafted 
to native root stock, which has put out growth equal to the non-native 
part. So the plant blooms in both early spring and late fall.

Doug Linzey

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