#catkins

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 15 March 2025

The wonderful pink catkins of Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso' (willow) appear from late winter and into the early spring. These images were sent by a friend (‘thank you’ Richard) who saw them flowering at the Royal Horticulture Society Garden Hyde Hall, Essex. This deciduous shrub reaches about 3m and has slightly bluish leaves which are silvery on the underside.

Jill Raggett

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[toothwalker]

Goat Willow, (Salix caprea), before and after the rain Surrey, UK, March 2026

[kristo-flowers]

Snowy hazel catkins

[riverwindphotography]

Green Alder cones and catkins, Shoshone National Forest (c) riverwindphotography, April 2025

[rherlotshadow]

Catkins on the hazel tree by the river.

[thesingingbullfrog]