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Our acorn tree dropped all of its blossom-thingies within a few hours (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Edit:
Just realized the correct name for the tree is actually maple.

False friend caused mistake because its name is "Ahorn" in German.
Keeping the heading as it is, because it is funny, although it might trigger the Canadians (sorry, dudes!).

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[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Those are, pardon my french: kittens.

EDIT: they are german kittens auch! Unglaublich (^_^)

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Aren't those here Kätzchen/kittens?

Those grow on willows, so wrong type of tree.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 1 month ago

Ohhh... You can't say that for other long blossom thingies? Too bad.

Well these are french "chaton" :

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yet according to de.wiktionary.org/wiki/K%C3%A4tzchen :

windbestäubter Blütenstand (ähnlich einer Ähre) an Bäumen und Sträuchern

So not only from willows at least in some context.

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

Interesting!
Up to now only heard of the "Weidenkätzchen"...

But it's not the type the maple-flowers are.