Witch Hazel for our first born …and for pollinators

Reflective of the emotional reason for plant choices in a garden (we were commemorating a November birthday, when this tree’s blooms sparkle) as well as the ecological ones – Witch Hazel supports valuable pollinators (such as late-season bees and moths), we selected the native WITCH HAZEL, Hamamelis virginiana, to ‘REP’ our front yard shrub-layer selection.  An up-close photo from this tree, planted 14 years ago, in a front area corner of of our yard, from this past November (blooming on Georgie’s b-day).

Also, you’ll find Witch Hazels as the dominant tree in the Indiana Dunes State Park,  TRAIL 8, it’s beauty and blooms, spellbinding as ever.

Witch Hazel small tree in local woods.

Witch Hazels are rarely used in home landscapes simply because of a lack of knowledge of the plant option.

Native Witch Hazel for bird and pollinator gardens.

Fuller form image of native Witch Hazel tree.