Witch Hazel is an amazing and strange plant. It took naturalists a long time to figure out what might pollinate it. Greg Torres, a very talented horticulturist, joins Bob to discuss a plant that you can find blooming in December.
Our sources for this episode include:
- The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden by Rick Darke and Douglas Tallamy
- Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy
- Evolution and biogeographic diversification of the witch-hazel genus (Hamamelis L., Hamamelidaceae) in the Northern Hemisphere by Xei, Lei; Yi, Ting-Shuang; Li, Rong; Li, De-Zhu; Wen. Jun (2010) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
- History of Hamamelis (Witch Hazel), Extract and Distillate by Lloyd, J. U. and J. T. Lloyd. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association. 24(1935) (3):220–24.
- FDA Skin Protectant Drugs
Special thanks to Cinfed Credit Union for sponsoring this episode.
Thank you so much for sharing this podcast. I love the passion that Greg inspires about nature. I was looking forward to learn more about this rare plant.
I also love Greg’s passion! It is great to have him on the team.
We enjoyed this podcast, look forward to learning more to come.
It is a way of life for him, always had enjoyed nature of any kind.
Deb & Seige
I really enjoy working with Greg! I also look forward to learning more.
Looking forward to another podcast with Greg.
I am also looking forward to it! Greg and I are recording an episode today on seed dispersal that will air in early January 2021.
I had no idea about Witch Hazel!
This podcast was incredibly informative and I’m now seriously inspired to get out more this winter to see if I can find these guys (on a ledge or by a creek).
Great job Greg and Bob!
Hope you find it!
Greg’s love and passion for all things nature shows in his life personally and professionally. No one can teach it better than he.
Greg is a great teacher!