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Willow blossom 2020-04-09

flowering willow trees

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flowering willow trees

These willows flower at the same time when their leaves emerge. From far, the yellow colour might be easily mistaken as new leaves, but when looking closer, the yellow catkins impress by their vast numbers.

Both willow trees on the photo above belong to the same species. The right (yellow flowering) tree is male, while the left female willow bears greenish catkins (willows are dioecious, i.e. female and male flowers are on separate individuals).

male willow catkins

male willow catkins

female willow catkins

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female willow catkins

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published on 2020-04-21

Season: Spring

keywords: willow blossom | Salix

Willow blossom 2020-03-19

In mid March, (goat) willow trees start to flower and add bright yellow colour spots to the otherwise still barren landscape of the Schwäbische Alb:

flowering willow (Salix spec.) on the fields

flowering willow

female goat willow catkins (Salix caprea)

Willows are dioecious, i.e. female and male flowers appear on separate individuals. Bees were collecting nectar on this female goat willow tree:

female willow catkins of the goat willow (Salix caprea)

female willow catkins of Salix caprea (goat willow)

honey bee on a female willow catkin of the goat willow (Salix caprea)

honey bee on a female willow catkin of the goat willow (Salix caprea)

honey bee on female willow catkin (Salix caprea)

honey bee on willow catkin

willow catkin (Salix caprea) with honey bee

willow catkin with honey bee

male willow catkins

In contrast to the bees on the female catkins on the previous pictures, these bees collecting pollen on male catkins of Salix caprea 'Pendula' wear yellow pollen baskets:

willow catkin with bee

willow catkin with bee

willow catkin with bee

willow catkin with bee

flowering willow catkin with honey bee

willow catkin with bee

male willow catkin

male willow catkin

flowering goat willow (Salix caprea) in a hedge

flowering goat willow (Salix caprea)

flowering goat willow (Salix caprea) at the edge of the forest

flowering Salix caprea (goat willow) at the edge of the Schönbuch forest

backlit willow catkins (Salix caprea)

backlit willow catkins

backlit willow catkins (Salix caprea)

willow catkins

published on 2020-04-05

Willows (Salix)

honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Season: Spring

keywords: catkins | Willow | honey bee | salix

published on 2013-03-10

Season: Spring

keywords: catkins | willow | salix

catkins 2012-03-22

catkins of Goat Willow (Salix caprea)

Salix caprea male catkins

male catkins

Salix caprea female catkins with honey bee (Apis mellifera)

female catkins with honey bee

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flowering willow trees

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male willow catkins

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female willow catkins

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flowering willow (Salix spec.) on the fields

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female willow catkins of the goat willow (Salix caprea)

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honey bee on a female willow catkin of the goat willow (Salix caprea)

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honey bee on female willow catkin (Salix caprea)

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willow catkin (Salix caprea) with honey bee

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willow catkin with bee

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willow catkin with bee

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flowering willow catkin with honey bee

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male willow catkin

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flowering goat willow (Salix caprea) in a hedge

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flowering goat willow (Salix caprea) at the edge of the forest

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backlit willow catkins (Salix caprea)

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backlit willow catkins (Salix caprea)

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