hazel
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Their findings show that temperate woodland species, including oak, elm, and hazel, were present much earlier than suggested by pollen records from Britain.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2026
The missile, named after the Russian word for hazel tree, was first fired on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro in 2024.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
The holly, blackthorn, hazel and other native species provide corridors for wildlife as well as absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
With dark blond hair and hazel eyes, Denise had a youthful beauty and hid her tough circumstances under a devil-may-care attitude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
Franz looked back into her hazel eyes, and Hyacinth knew in her soul that he understood the importance of this moment.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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When placing plants in the quiet-season garden, Fox recommends planting dark-flowered witch hazels where the winter sun will shine through their blossoms, and placing light-colored flowers against an evergreen backdrop.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2021
In theory, the warmer, shorter winter opens up new possibilities for the garden, allowing landscapes to become alive with such things as the misnamed autumn-flowering cherry tree, witch hazels, camellias, Japanese flowering apricot and snowdrops.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2021
Elsewhere, the hybrid witch hazels are just starting.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2021
TUE Ray Larson, Curator of Living Collections, on witch hazels, 7:30 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2014
As quickly as they could they scrambled off the beaten way and up into the deep heather and bilberry brushwood on the slopes above, until they came to a small patch of thick-growing hazels.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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