{"id":16211,"date":"2025-12-06T23:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/tree-id-mistake-witch-hazel-confusion\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T23:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:12:44","slug":"tree-id-mistake-witch-hazel-confusion","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/tree-id-mistake-witch-hazel-confusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree Id Mistake – Witch Hazel Confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tree ID Mistake – Witch Hazel Confusion Newsletter<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\nTree ID Mistake – Witch Hazel Confusion<\/span><\/h1>\n

\nToday’s newsletter is about straightening out a misidentification in one of my past books and on the website. The witch hazel entries actually had photos of Persian ironwood (Parrotia). It was my tree and the nursery where it was purchased had it labeled as witch hazel. I finally wised up and learned the difference in these these two great and very similar plants. This shot here is witch hazel. I don’t currently have a good shot of the terrific flowers. If anyone could help us with some shots, we’d appreciate it.<\/p>\n

\nPersian ironwood<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(<\/p>\n

Parrotia persica<\/em><\/p>\n

) is a deciduous tree in the family Hamamelidaceae, closely related to the witch-hazel genus Hamamelis. It is native to Iran and the Alborz mountains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nWitch hazel<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(<\/p>\n

Hamamelis virginiana<\/em><\/p>\n

) grows wild in East and Central Texas as well as the entire eastern half of the US, usually near creeks and streams as an understory plant. It adapts to various soils and does well in landscape situations or in the herb garden.<\/p>\n

\n\tTo discuss this newsletter or any other topic, tune in each Sunday 8am – 11am central time to the <\/p>\n

Dirt Doctor Radio Show<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Listen on the internet or click <\/p>\n

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\n\t\tNaturally yours,<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tHoward Garrett<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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