Snow and sun, swans and, of course, catkins, the first flowers of the new year. And now the equinox is here. Welcome to ...

Goetze: Two woody plants found in the Rolling Plains grow in the vicinity of water or lowland habitats with hydric or ...

The flowers are whiter than a dogwood and hang down from the stems. They look sort of like the flowers of mock orange. Any ideas? A: It sounds like one of the silverbells, perhaps Carolina ...

In spring, male and female wasps emerge, mate, and eggs are laid in catkins (male flower), where galls develop holding the first generation. Wasps again emerge from the catkin galls, and this time ...

The timing of emergence of female flowers, pollination, and fertilization all depend on annual climate, location, and cultivar. Like catkin blooms, plants can be generally classified as early, mid-, ...

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