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Thu, Jun 29, 06 at 21:07
| Can anyone tell me the name of the rather large trees that are blooming right now? They have hundreds of little clusters of blossoms hanging down from every branch and have a strong smell which is pleasant until you get too close to it. Pat |
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- Posted by rubybaby43 z4 MN/n. metro (My Page) on Thu, Jun 29, 06 at 21:51
| Linden Trees. The smell is wonderful!! Kristy :) |
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| Thanks. I agree it is more pleasant than unpleasant and definitely noticeable from far away. Also called basswood. I found this interesting site about it. http://www.nysite.com/nature/flora/basswd.htm |
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- Posted by rubybaby43 z4 MN/n. metro (My Page) on Sat, Jul 1, 06 at 10:12
| Also called basswood. Interesting! I had no idea and we have one in our front yard. You learn something new everyday. What I do know is the fragrance on our tree makes my mouth water! |
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| Young flowers and opening buds make a good tea. My relatives in Slovenia use it as their staple tea. But if you or your neighbor uses herbicides on your lawn, I don't know if I would gather it. A great pollen source for bees too! |
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- Posted by rubybaby43 z4 MN/n. metro (My Page) on Tue, Jul 4, 06 at 10:40
| Young flowers and opening buds make a good tea. My relatives in Slovenia use it as their staple tea. But if you or your neighbor uses herbicides on your lawn, I don't know if I would gather it. A great pollen source for bees too! Tea, huh? I would have never thought of it. Our tree sure was loaded with all sorts of bees, wasps and other various insects!! I miss the smell already! |
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- Posted by michele13bugs 4 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 8, 06 at 22:52
| Yes, Lindens are really wounderful trees, when you stand under them it's almost like you are standing under an umbrella, they have somewhat of an openness inside the branches. We had two Lindens...basswoods, but woodpeckers pecked thousands of holes in one of them that shaded my porch and now it's dead. The otherone is doing fine, but I am watchfull they don't start on the remaining one, so far they havent.The only drawback of the tree is if they are planted too close to a deck or patio during the season they drop their flower thingies, it's really a mess, but they do smell wonderful. Michele>^,,^< |
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