Both sexes of pussy willows are dioecious, but the male pussy willow trees produce attractive white catkins, while female trees produce dull greenish catkins. The catkins of male plants yield ...

Pussy willows put on a great display during recent weeks and while for some they were a joy to see, for others who suffer ...

The flowers are small, green catkins. White mulberries are the sweetest, while red and darker varieties are tart and sweet. The fruit is safe to eat. However, the leaves and unripe fruit ...

May is the greening month. We begin with trees bare of the new foliage, but by the end of the 31 days, the lengthening sunlight, warmer temperatures and ample rainfall give us a forest full of new ...

Let’s go out to greet the first ephemerals before their brief exuberance concludes as trees leaf out.

The male flowers are called catkins (aka aments) and are long and dangly … they typically are arranged so that they dangle below the small, upright female flowers to help avoid self-pollination.

The white fluff floating in the air like snow is ... have been seen wearing face masks and goggles on city streets. The catkin season lasts about 50 days citywide, from early April to late May.