Winter has just begun, and yesterday, while observing the male flowers of a hazel tree hanging from the branches, I approached to look more closely and saw tiny red dots. With a macro lens, I discovered the female hazel flower. A silent beauty that blooms when almost no one sees it.

#MacroPhotography #Nature #HazelnutTrees #Flowers #WindPollination #Winter #GiftsForTheSenses

⚠️Anisogramma anomala is the causal agent of #EasternFilbertBlight

🌳The fungus is an EU quarantine pest that infects #HazelnutTrees twigs and branches

🔗Do you want to know how to detect this pest? Don't miss the latest @EFSA_EU #PestSurveyCard on https://arcg.is/1uPrqK2

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Plants_EFSA/status/1636396210557710336

NEW - Pest survey card on Anisogramma anomala

Updated 13 March 2023. Photo: Jay W. Pscheidt, 2007

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