Catkin

A kitten is a mostly male inflorescence of many trees and shrubs. The name goes back to his soft felt exterior, which is comparable with soft cat fur. Kitten consist of several inconspicuous flowers which grow as compact grape or ear. Mostly hanging kitten down from the branch, rarely they are erected. After emptying their pollen fall from the whole. Among the tree species that form kittens include as examples the poplar, alder, hazel and willow.

The catkins of the Goat Willow is called in Bavaria and Austria as catkins, as they are traditionally used in the procession on Palm Sunday for palm fronds.

Silver birch (Betula pendula) not blossomed

Pussy willow (Salix spp.)

Pussy willow (Salix spec.) Vary greatly flourished