Catkin alert
One of the more unusual nut-bearing shrubs in our woods goes by the name of the Beaked Hazelnut. Corylus cornuta is a relative of the Common Filbert that bears its nuts inside hairy husks, each of which has a tube-shaped extension that can be an inch or so long and that resembles a beak. While the small nuts are edible, the Blue Jays, squirrels, and chipmunks always seem to beat me to them. Maybe next year, when this Beaked Hazelnut catkins opens, blooms, and gives rise to next year's C. cornuta crop, I'll be able to get at least a share of the bounty. Until then, I'll watch the catkins and wait patiently.
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