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: <ul> <li>The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden by Rick Darke and Douglas Tallamy</li> <li>Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy</li> <li><a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790310000862?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Evolution and biogeographic diversification of the witch-hazel genus (Hamamelis L.,</a> <a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790310000862?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamamelidaceae) in the Northern Hemisphere</a> by Xei, Lei; Yi, Ting-Shuang; Li, Rong; Li, De-Zhu; Wen. Jun (2010) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution </li> <li>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.</li> <li><a href= "https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=347.52" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FDA Skin Protectant Drugs </a></li> </ul> Special thanks to <a href="https://www.cinfed.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Cinfed Credit Union</a> for sponsoring this episode.

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Nature Guys connects you to the exciting natural world right in your own neighborhood. These nature connections will help you be cool, calm, collected and ready to make a positive difference in the world. Nature Guys is hosted by Bob a long time nature lover.