{"id":3298,"date":"2023-08-12T23:10:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T11:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2023-08-13T20:35:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T08:35:26","slug":"more-about-kawakawa-male-flowers-fully-mature-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/?p=3298","title":{"rendered":"More about Kawakawa – male flowers fully mature now!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This male kawakawa tree on the forest edge now has fully mature flowers, some with the pollen being shed as a white dust, coating leaves … and hands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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male kawakawa flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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mature male kawakawa flower with pollen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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mature flowers on male kawakawa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, in our garden the male flowers don’t have much pollen dust yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you look really closely at the flowers on the female trees you can see the little receptacles that will receive the pollen from the male trees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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kawakawa unripe fruit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The black dots that form on the female flowers will eventually become seeds once the fruits are ripe in Spring or Summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late Spring the kereru will start visiting daily to check out the fruit for ripeness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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starting the season by eating the orange ends of partially ripe ones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This male kawakawa tree on the forest edge now has fully mature flowers, some with the pollen being shed as a white dust, coating leaves … and hands: Meanwhile, in our garden the male flowers don’t have much pollen dust yet. If you look really closely at the flowers on the female trees you can … <\/p>\n

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