Trees With Catkins
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Pretty catkins with the most ornamental garden value
Many catkins are small and without interest, but these are long and fuzzy:
- Purple willow (Salix purpurea)
- White willow (Salix alba)
- Pussy goat willow (Salix caprea)
- Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
- Hazels
Flowering season of all trees with catkins:
- Hazel: January to March
- Alder: February to March (little ornamental value)
- Birch: March to May
- Oak: April to May (no ornamental value)
- Willow: April to May
- Poplar: February to April - (female trees only, excluded from list above)
- Common Walnut: mid-May (no ornamental value)
- Black Walnut: late-May to June (no ornamental value)
- Sweet Chestnut: June to July