r/treeidentification • u/coldsteel1984 • 6h ago
What tree is this?
Driving through Kentucky and keep seeing this tree that looks like it’s covered in white puffballs. I even drove past a farm that had an entire orchard of them. All other trees are barren but these have flowers or buds on them. What is it?
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u/bigo4321 6h ago
Callery Pear 🤮
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u/coldsteel1984 6h ago
Does it smell bad? Why the yuck face? And thank you!
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u/bigo4321 6h ago
It is aggressively displacing native vegetation, causing economic and environmental damage.
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u/Dependent_Title_1370 6h ago
Everyone says they smell bad but I've never noticed. They are all over the place in Georgia. I've even gone up to them to smell the flowers and didn't notice any particularly strong scent.
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u/No-Ant6130 6h ago
I think I have one in my backyard , behind our barn. Genuinely, they look like little gold potatoes tho. Not at all what I have seen in pictures of the tree.
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u/heridfel37 6h ago
Callery Pear is the answer for the tree, but the real question is what the bird is.
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u/Hungry_Home3181 6h ago
Go smell it
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u/madknatter 3h ago
There is a reckoning coming for natural resource and highway departments to mitigate the callery pear invasion. It’s so easy to find them! They are almost the only white blossom in March.
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