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catkin

an INFLORESCENCE usually in the form of a pendulous spike of unisexual, much-reduced flowers, e.g. the male catkin of hazel, which produces pollen to be distributed by the wind.
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Bears eat flowering catkins from various trees, including willow (Salix spp.
Black Bear (Ursus americanus) foraging on Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) catkins in Southeast Alaska
Catkins have always fascinated me, and as part of our continued work to develop the garden and offer year round interest to our visitors, we have now created an unique area dedicated to catkins.
Mythical catkins; WILLOWWS ARE AT THE ROOT OFF MANY ANCIENT MYTHS SAYS PAUL O'BYRNE, HEAD GARDENER AT PLAS NEWWYDD
We found that the proportion of short shoots with female catkins was lower (73-90%, [[Chi].
Effects of cumulative defoliations on growth, reproduction, and insect resistance in mountain birch
I ran to them, trying to ignore the picture of gay abandon made by the workroom, the half-made hats, the silver furry catkins scatted all about, the upset pile of their branches near the window.
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He found that only the diet, composed of either catkins o r leaves, mattered.
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In 1989, catkins were larger and germinability was better, so we tested 100 seeds per catkin.
Leaf value: effects of damage to individual leaves on growth and reproduction of mountain birch shoots
Last year these key signs of spring were both early; 2017's average date for hazel catkins being seen was February 1 and the average for elder bud burst was February 21, the Woodland Trust data shows.
Signs of spring already reported; NEWS IN BRIEF
Unit 1, <B Catkin Way, Bishop Auckland, purchased by Prospect Estates
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Catkin is an August 2008-born daughter of the noted French sire Requin who sired the 50,000gns world record-priced maiden heifer Bailea Umandy.
Sister of world-record-priced maiden heifer is sold for 22,000gns
And it looks lovely draped in yellow catkins in February.
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Elder looks good and provides food for birds and humans Yellow catkins Holly makes a safe haven for birds and brings decorate the hazel strong colour to the garden in winter
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It has a deeply scored, dark grey bark and produces the common catkins in spring.
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