I search my tree every morning for more sticky burrs. So far I've found about 10, but all of them are too far away from my window to really get a good look at. I took a few moments the other day to draw a few that I could see the closest. They seem to come in three different varieties: on the tip of a twig, on the side of a twig, and on a stem on the side of a twig.
Here are the best photos I could get of the sticky burrs on my tree. This one is on the tip of a twig.
The one is on the side.
These have tiny little stems.
And these seem to be growing between two branches.
Overall, these sticky burrs remain a mystery. What's frustrating me is that I don't really see the ones on my tree developing into anything. And I haven't discovered any new ones in a while. So I'm wondering if these maybe aren't quite what I thought they were. Is it possible that these are just leftovers from last fall? Perhaps they're not the beginning of anything, but the end. They could be withered leaves. Which might explain why some of them have stems. And why they are all brown and dry looking. (Because I would expect new, spring leaves to be green.) Hmmmm...
I wish something else would happen to give me a clue!
Here are the best photos I could get of the sticky burrs on my tree. This one is on the tip of a twig.
The one is on the side.
These have tiny little stems.
And these seem to be growing between two branches.
Overall, these sticky burrs remain a mystery. What's frustrating me is that I don't really see the ones on my tree developing into anything. And I haven't discovered any new ones in a while. So I'm wondering if these maybe aren't quite what I thought they were. Is it possible that these are just leftovers from last fall? Perhaps they're not the beginning of anything, but the end. They could be withered leaves. Which might explain why some of them have stems. And why they are all brown and dry looking. (Because I would expect new, spring leaves to be green.) Hmmmm...
I wish something else would happen to give me a clue!
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