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Originally Posted by sacha
On 2014-01-17 13:36:23 +0000, kay said:
More remarkable is that the hazel catkins are already open. The male
ones, that is - the female flowers aren't so much in evidence.[/i][/color]
Yes, I've seen a few of those about, too. What will happen about
pollenation, I wonder,or is it windborne in their case?
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Wind pollination. That's what catkins are designed for - dangly, easily blown in wind, copious easily released pollen. The female hazel flowers consist entirely of sticky stigma-lobes - no need for petals to attract pollinators.
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