tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post116215256937327531..comments2024-01-10T22:28:03.045-05:00Comments on riverrim: which witch hazelcyndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1162448027856425322006-11-02T01:13:00.000-05:002006-11-02T01:13:00.000-05:00According to my Websters, the "witch" part is deri...According to my Websters, the "witch" part is derived from Middle English <I>wych</I>m also found in "wych-elm". It may well refer to the seasonality....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1162326282845805212006-10-31T15:24:00.000-05:002006-10-31T15:24:00.000-05:00I left a beautiful witch hazel behind at my old ho...I left a beautiful witch hazel behind at my old house. I'm waiting for the one I planted here to be happy and flower. There are some 'wild' ones in the woods (hazelnut, I wonder?). We have had wicked winds too. Love your witch on the broom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1162258488507548542006-10-30T20:34:00.000-05:002006-10-30T20:34:00.000-05:00I just bought one! Although the nursery called it ...I just bought one! Although the nursery called it corkscrew hazel. (heaven forbid the witches!)<BR/><BR/>Shade, you say? The tag on ours said 'sun'. I hope it's in the right place.<BR/><BR/>KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443938780113647498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1162252820880757412006-10-30T19:00:00.000-05:002006-10-30T19:00:00.000-05:00I always heard that it was called "witch" hazel be...I always heard that it was called "witch" hazel because it blooms in the fall, very late. (Non-conforming bloom time equals evil plant, sort of like being left-handed equals Satan's vessel?) Whatever, it's pretty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1162246190348013992006-10-30T17:09:00.000-05:002006-10-30T17:09:00.000-05:00I don't know if this grows here or not; I'll have ...I don't know if this grows here or not; I'll have to keep my eyes open!Leslie Shelorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04628795421403196341noreply@blogger.com