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Black Locust in Bloom

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  1. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Noticed they are flowering. Being taller trees they stand out. Wonder if they are fragrant? IMG_3308.JPG IMG_3309.JPG IMG_3310.JPG
     
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    VERY fragrant, my favorite floral smell actually. It sounds strange but they taste good too. Just like a sweet pea (I was eating the clusters by the handful last week :loco: :crazy:)
     
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  3. The Wood Wolverine

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    Ours bloomed about 2 weeks ago or so. Well, the local ones. We don’t have any on the property.
     
  4. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Those pics are a few days old and i havent gone that way in a while.
     
  5. Brad M

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    Fragrant and bees make a fine honey from them. I wish I had more of that to bloom around my bees!
     
  6. Eric VW

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    And now you must rent a lift and ascend to their flowering tops and sniff (and eat, according to Eric Wanderweg )… or else you will not be complete, buZZsaw BRAD -son.
    :whistle:
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  7. Ronaldo

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    The Black Locust just finished blooming here and now the Basswood are in bloom. Bees love the basswood blossoms and the honey they produce from them is unique, I'm told.
     
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    BL blooms smell great prob my favorite its hard to describe the smell.
     
  9. Sirchopsalot

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    We have lotsa young BL trees.at work. The smell was awesome, even in the middle of the city!
     
  10. Biddleman

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    Smell like future BTUs to me.
     
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    Pretty! I love spring!
     
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