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I grew up in midwestern suburbs where Bradfords were planted with great enthusiasm. I can see the appeal, they have neat symmetry, create no mess besides the le
by delabay 5y ago
I grew up in midwestern suburbs where Bradfords were planted with great enthusiasm. I can see the appeal, they have neat symmetry, create no mess besides the leaves and don't get too big. Their semen-like flower scent filled the air in the spring, and they were drawn and quartered during the summer storms or winter ice.
I have fond memories of watching a massive summer storm from a friends bedroom and witnessing the moment his front yard Bradford split in half. The same tree would later split in half again during the winter. Invasive or not, Bradfords will always hold a special place in my heart.
- MengerSponge 5y agoTo say Bradfords "create no mess" is about as true as "clean coal"! They create an enormous mess when they inevitably grow big and brittle and start dropping half of the tree on your lawn/house.
- delabay 5y agoThis does not factor into the decision making process of a property developer in the 90-00's. i stand by my original phrasing.
- dlbucci 5y agoI had no idea that these were the plant responsible for so-called "Jizz Blossoms". There was always one week in the Fall where you'd smell 'em walking to class...
- rayiner 5y ago> Their semen-like flower scent filled the air in the spring, They're all over GA Tech campus. We always compared the smell to cement though. :D
- xref 5y agolol “semen-like” scent is right, we called them boiled-mushroom trees
- nate_meurer 5y agoTHey taste better than they smell.
- EdwardDiego 5y ago> Their semen-like flower scent Well, not sure if that's better or worse than the scent of a hawthorn, that at best, can be described as "animalistic", but has always smelled to me like a decomposing possum, or dog poo. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/sexy-smell-of-hawthorn-1.160794 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/sexy-smell-of-hawthorn-1.160...