Catkins are out

Left Catkins on a Corkscrew Willow Tree, Right Catkins on a Walnut Tree

[Anne]

What wonderful macros of these lovely catkins Peter. I have a Corkscrew Hazel in the garden and it has lovely catkins too!

[Babs]

Very pretty diptych, looks like Spring is just around the corner.

[Lou Ann]

Oh these are great!

[Peter]

@365anne Thank you Anne for your lovely comment, we bought this property three years ago and the Corkscrew Hazel was already established in the garden:)

[Peter]

@onewing Thank you Babs for your comment, hopefully spring is not so far away but in saying we have been lucky having a mild winter so far:)

[Peter]

@louannwarren Thank you for your great comment Lou Ann:)

[Sheralee S]

I didn't know they were called catkins. Nicely photographed.

[Henri Russell]

So much alike and yet so different. Great diptych.

[Hazel]

I always thought all catkins were the same but yesterday, along the river, I saw several trees with red catkins.

[Peter]

@bella_ss Thank you sheralee for your comment a few trees over here have them, Alder, Hazel, Silver Birch, and Willow to name a few:)

[Peter]

@henrir Thank you Henri each type of tree that produce then are slightly different:)

[Peter]

@quietpurplehaze Thank you for your comment Hazel its generally the Alder tree that has red Catkins but some types of willow and Hazel can produce red catkins:)

[Ron]

A very interesting comparison. And now I know what catkins are!

[Peter]

@stray_shooter Thank you for your comment Ron, Catkins allow the female flowers to be pollinated as the pollen from the male flowers is blown by the wind. Once the seeds have developed they are dispersed by the wind, the exception is willow which uses insects for pollination rather than wind, every days a school day, lol:)