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Silver Maple female (pistillate) flowers

It's March 9 and the Silver Maples -- oblivious to late-winter snow -- are in bloom. This tree species is sexed, with separate female and male individuals. The flowers are inconspicuous because they are wind pollinated and don't need to attract critters for this purpose. Here is a bunch of pistillate flowers on a female tree...