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another name for a catkin
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Yes - pussy willow does have catkins according to http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=catkin
A usually dense, cylindrical, often drooping cluster of unisexual apetalous flowers found in willows, birches, and oaks. Also called ament.
Surprisingly though - no mention of hazel!
A usually dense, cylindrical, often drooping cluster of unisexual apetalous flowers found in willows, birches, and oaks. Also called ament.
Surprisingly though - no mention of hazel!
Ooof! gen2, I started getting worried when I read your post - not hazel? But I yahooed and found this .
This is what I've found in my books on trees and on the countryside.
Catkin - Flower spike found on Willow, Birch etc. So called because those on the Willow carry unusual hairs in a compact mass - hence the likeness to a little cat - or catkin.
Many trees bear their catkins before their leaves. Some have descriptive country names. Goat Willow is called Pussy Willow on account of its bright yellow fluffy male catkins. These are the 'palms' that used to decorate many churches on Palm Sunday.
Hazel catkins are also known as Lamb' Tails because of the way they hang on the tree, but the long red male catkins of the Black Poplar have earned the name of Devil's Fingers and is considered unlucky to pick them up.
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