Wednesday 21 April 2021

OAK CATKINS

Oak trees will soon be joining with their leafy cousins by opening their leaf buds.


But already they are showing a yellowy green colour as their catkins open.  


 Like so many trees the male flowers have these dangly 'caterpillars' of flowers producing millions, nay TRILLIONS, of pollen grains in the hope that one of them will stick to a female flower and develop into an acorn.

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