Single Malts - and other odd Musings

The Fruit Ball of the Sycamore Tree - Platanus orientalis


The flowers of the Sycamore appear in spring and develop into fuzzy, round fruiting balls that hang on long stems like Christmas ornaments. They darken and ripen in October. Within each ball are tiny, seed-like fruits that disperse in downy tufts like daffodil fluff, as the balls disintegrate.





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