BEAKED HAZELNUTS ARE BLOOMING

BEKED HAZELNUT MALE CATKINS SHEDDING POLLEN...

...MALE CATKIN AND MINUSCULE FEMALE FLOWER

STILL-DORMANT LEAF BUD

LARGE BEAKED HAZELNUT SHRUB

Saturday, 8:30 AM. 38 degrees F, colder temperatures the result of a light to moderate ENE wind.
The skies are blue and cloudless, the humidity is 84% and the barometer is trending down some, now standing at 30.12"It looks like a nice day, if a bit cool.
   Many trees and shrubs are blooming now.  Two days ago the male catkins of the native beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) shrub across Tenth St. from the house were still dormant, and yesterday they were shedding pollen and the minuscule female flowers were blooming.  The leaves have not as yet emerged from their buds.
  The hazelnut is blooming much earlier than the last two years.  It shed pollen on May 7, 2013, and on May 11, 2014, two late springs (after long, cold, snowy winters).
   For more information on our two species of native hazelnuts, please use the blog search engine.