These flower buds of ash, which usually open about a month before the leaf buds, look like some strange kind of insect eggs or maybe caviar (not that I've ever eaten caviar). They are opening very late this year - these buds usually burst at the end of March or in early April. Click here for more pictures of ash flowers in full bloom.
Here they are like this too - rather disgusting lumps on twigs. I'm looking forward to them opening and to summer bringing leaves - ash trees then are lovely.
ReplyDeleteHi Lucy, When I look out of the window from the room I'm typing this in I can see a magnificent ash ..... I really hope it's one that doesn't fall victim to Chalara....
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