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Originally Posted by Gabe15
Yes, those are the male flowers. There is a non-functional vestigial stigma in the male flower, so this can lead to confusion sometimes in the flower ID, but you can clearly see the anthers present that were not there before in the female flowers (though they are present in those species whose basal flowers are bisexual, such as M. velutina). Also, the ovaries are much smaller and will never develop into fruit.
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Hey Gabe,
I appreciate you chiming in to this one. I figured with the time difference you would probably see this later in the day and I was right. I appreciate your input and again, I am glad I am not seeing things and seeing it for what it was...