When does a young oak blossom?
The young oak leaves a long time before it shows its blossoms for the first time. A whole 60 to 80 annual rings further, the time has finally come. The tree is then no longer a sapling, the branches hang unreachably high. No wonder we don't notice the flowers anymore. In addition, the oak only repeats this blooming spectacle every 2 to 7 years.
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Heyday
The oak begins to cover the bare branches relatively late, when other trees have long since put on their leaves. In years when she has planned flowers, these will sprout at the same time as the leaves.
- from May the oak blooms in this country
- The flowering time depends on the weather
- from a few days to max. two weeks
Every oak tree bears male and female flowers at the same time, most of which are located at the base of young branches.
Male flowers
During the flowering period, only male flowers can be seen from a distance due to their size. The following features are typical, although the flowers are slightly different for each type of oak:
- male flowers are delicate
- have narrow, yellow-green colored bracts
- and about 6-10 stamens
- Inflorescences are called catkins
- they are 2-4 cm long and hang down in clusters
Female flowers
From a distance, female flowers look like thin twigs with some reddish dots. The tiny button shape of the flowers can only be viewed in detail up close or with binoculars.
- they sit individually on long and hairy stems
- can also be found in groups of 2-5 flowers
Tips
If you want to collect acorns in the first autumn after flowering, you will be disappointed. Waiting is the order of the day because they only mature in their second year.
