The Living Forest (268) : Hazel Catkins

Yes, yes, yes, they’re here again !
It should be snowing, it should be freezing, it should be bloody cold, but look what I found : catkins on Common Hazel.

This deciduous tree is usually awakening with catkins at the end of winter.
Spring is coming ?

Dutch name : Hazelaar
German name : Gemeine Hasel
Latin name : Corylus avellana