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| Hazel by the nature reserve |
While you might have seen young catkins on some trees for a few months, they are just now opening to full glory as they release their pollen.
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| Hazel catkins |
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| Alder at Hilly Orchard bridge |
On the edge of the reserve is a hazel, on the QEII field a number of alders and opposite the reserve a black poplar; all have some stunning catkins on display.
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| Black Poplar on Frome Gardens |
You might also find a silver birch with early catkins. (White willow {the only species amongst those mentioned here to have male catkins and female flowers on separate trees} and pedunculate oak bear their catkins a little later in the year).
In each case the wind displaces the pollen and carries it to a flower, though hazel has to be fertilised with pollen from another tree.
Further information and images
The Woodland Trust - which trees have catkins?
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