Witch Hazel seedlings are blooming

The Witch hazel seedlings, planted 3 years ago(March 2009), have flower buds and some are already opening. La Russell Stream Team members took the first photograph today, Sunday, January 8, 2012. It shows the flower bud and beginning of a bloom. The other two pictures are what we can expect in the near future. Who could imagine that the Witch Hazel would be blooming the first week in January?