“the ideal stage for eating cottonwood catkins, tempura style, is when they have loosened and hang like delightful bunches of grapes, but have not yet flowered out.” apparently i need to master the art of tempura batter. yesterday.
eastern cottonwood male flowers (catkins)
vadnais lake, saint paul, minnesota
that is one giant bud. it must surely take some strength to let that force emerge. ouch!