Unusually floriferous Witchhazel

With the leaves beginning to fall in droves, I'm now gaining the ability to see things I've missed. Nests, of course—both White-faced hornet abodes and various bird nurseries—are high on the list of discoveries-to-be-looked-for in the opening woods, but there are other once mostly hidden things that are now coming into view, among them the flowers of the Witch Hazel. I've spotted the first of these strange blossoms, with their thin curling-ribbon petals, already, and I wrote about the finding in an earlier post. But as the shrub sheds its now soft-yellow foliage, more and more of the blooms are becoming visible. Some of the Witch Hazels are downright covered with flowers, an amazing profusion that makes me inclined to take a few cuttings to bring these floral superstars into my garden. It just takes time and patience... and it beats having to pony up a lot of money to purchase a similarly well-endowed horticultural variety. Who knows? Maybe I can even come up with a name brand of my own.