Photo: Witch Hazel

Chris Strand
A variety of Witch Hazel photographed by Chris Strand, director of Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Va., during a trip abroad. The plans are to develop plants for domestic use

1. Any of several deciduous shrubs or small trees of the genus Hamamelis, especially H. virginiana, of eastern North America, having yellow flowers that bloom in late autumn or winter.
2. An alcoholic solution containing an extract of the bark and leaves of this plant, applied externally as a mild astringent.

The American Heritage Dictionary

Posted by Donna McGarry  at 6:03 PM | Permalink

Sometimes I forget to look up

I'm back just to post a picture of a tree my husband pointed out to me in our driveway on a morning walk this past Saturday, Dec. 8th. It was a cold morning and these apples were frozen, still hanging about 20 feet up there in the tree. I don't know why, but it seemed odd to me. Not a good tree to stand under!

Frozen apples in a long-untended apple tree, Exeter, RI

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