While walking through some woods in Clarke County this week, I noticed a faint, citruslike fragrance in the chilly air. I quickly spied the source, a witch-hazel tree in full bloom. The small tree ...

Move over, pumpkin. There’s also another plant that some folks say belongs to Halloween — the witch hazel, a small, common tree native to most of Georgia. It starts blooming around Halloween and ...

American witch-hazel, also called common witch-hazel, is a native plant in our area that surprises us by blooming in late fall into December. Yellow witch-hazel flowers are often spotted out in the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Witch hazel is a fascinating flowering shrub that makes a wonderful addition to your landscape because it ...

From early October into November is the time to catch witch hazel in its prime. Few plants in our Southeastern flora can surpass this shrubby little tree in regard to appearance and interest. Witch ...

Witch hazels unfurl their scented flowers in midwinter, offering a welcome spot of color. Credit: Yorkey&Rin/Flickr Witch hazel is sometimes called winterbloom, which is a clue to its period of ...

For over 30 years, Leon County Government has been proud to support our native ecosystem through the Adopt-a-Tree Program, which provides County residents the opportunity to have a tree planted on ...

Fall's native flora disappeared months ago. The last of autumn's flowers gave up the ghost by early November or so. Colorful asters, beautiful gentians, the last of the sunflowers — spent and returned ...

Almost every household I know of has a bottle of witch hazel tucked in a cupboard somewhere. This herbal remedy is commonly used as a natural skin cleanser and toner – and has a lot of uses beyond ...