Ash Buds, strange

[Jamie]

What is going on here?

 

An Ash tree that i ran past had these weird buds all over it. The tree beside had normal looking buds. Most buds on teh tree (i'd say about 90%) looked like this.

 

Any Ideas.

 

First up is a bud that has just began bursting

 

These two show the more advanced bursting buds.

 

The pictures were taken last saturday as i've not yet had a chance to upload and post them. I'll go and check on teh tree again today.

 

Any suggestions

 

Jamie

[Amelanchier]

That would be the flowers emerging.

[kevwrenn]

second that, just looks like the flowers coming out to me, i dont know if ash have seperate male and female trees, but if so, that would explain why a neighbouring tree didnt exhibit the same buds. They have been out round here for a couple of weeks now.

Kev.

[Amelanchier]

Ash trees are often extremely sexually confused! Sometimes only male flowers, sometimes only female. Sometimes both. Sometimes all female but for one branch!!! Sometime male on lower branches and female at the top.

[Jamie]

Ok, maybe i've just never paid too much atention to it.

 

Jamie