"GrampysGurl" wrote in message
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I think of fall and yellow flowers I think of Witch Hazel. Maybe not
your

Witch Hazel blooms in the winter here.... February or so if I remember
correctly... )
Colleen Zone 5 CT

Hamamelis virginiana is a fall blooming witch hazel common to wide areas of
the east coast. Perhaps less widely planted than the late winter blooming
hybrids, but a lovely native plant nonetheless. But I have a hard time
fitting the OP's description to a witch hazel - the leaves are not exactly
what could be considered narrow (although definitely oval in shape) and the
flowers are comprised of narrow little petals like spiders. Certainly a
possibility, though.

pam - gardengal