Hazel Catkins Signal Early Spring ; Won't Be Long Now to When We See That Glorious Sight of Hazel Catkins, or Lamb's-Tails, As a Sure Sign of Early Spring. These Are the Male Catkins and If You Look Closely, Each has More Than 100 Tiny Flowers. Yes, Keep a Hand Lens in Your Pocket Folks.

Western Morning News, The › February 25, 2009

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Won't be long now to when we see that glorious sight of hazel catkins, or lamb's-tails, as a sure sign of early spring. These are the male catkins and if you look closely, each has more than 100 tiny flowers. Yes, keep a hand lens in your pocket folks.

Hazel is the tree of knowledge in Celtic folklore and has many magic properties, including warding off aches and pains by carrying a hazel nut in ones pocket. It is also one of the three important trees of white magic, warding off evil in May Day ceremonies along with hawthorn and rowan.

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Hazel Catkins Signal Early Spring ; Won't Be Long Now to When We See That Glorious Sight of Hazel Catkins, or Lamb's-Tails, As a Sure Sign of Early Spring. These Are the Male Catkins and If You Look Closely, Each has More Than 100 Tiny Flowers. Yes, Keep a Hand Lens in Your Pocket Folks.

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