Pussy willow flowers

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[ankhanu.livejournal.com]

Are there any female trees in the area to nab a shot of their catkins too?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be able to tell the difference!

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:D

That's a gorgeous shot.

[mellawyrden.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this.. I've never seen pussy willow flowers before!

[iandavid.livejournal.com]

Me either. Very cool.

[punkydolly.livejournal.com]

ooooh, I love pussy willow. It kinda shouts, "its spring, ITS SPRING!!!"

[ankhanu.livejournal.com]

The female tree's catkins look like this: http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Parks/TheEnvironment/images/Salix_cinerea_female_catkins_early.JPG

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

Are these them? I took this photo on Sunday - some distance away from the tree pictured above.

[ankhanu.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that would be one. Chances are it'll be in full "bloom" by now... barring serious changes in development with that snow you got.

I find plants with a single sex interesting :)

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

I'll try to take pictures this coming sunday to see the progression.

Nothing (other than the humans) seems a whit bothered by the snow.

[violet-serene.livejournal.com]

Oooohhh, I love pussy willows when they get all green and spiky and alien-looking. Do you have a loupe or a hand lens? Look at them through a loupe! They are so freaking cool. :)