Here's your 'birds and bees' lesson for the day… Walnut trees have separate male and female 'bits'. The fine, feathery, female flowers can be seen above the tiny walnut buds, while the male catkins are totally separate. The pollen is delivered to the flowers by the wind, not needing any input from insects or birds.
Really interesting facts, lovely collage.... I'm going to look at that walnut tree I spotted in a neighbours gardens a few weeks ago in a totally different light !!
@ethelperry Just one tree. I believe that sometimes more trees are planted to give a greater chance of pollination, but we've only one tree and get heaps of nuts.
@dide Lovely, Dianne. Thank you for sorting me out on that. I hope you don't have marauding birds eating them just before you want to pick them for yourselves.
Ian