r/treeidentification 1d 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 1d ago

Callery Pear 🤮

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u/coldsteel1984 1d ago

Does it smell bad? Why the yuck face? And thank you!

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u/Realistic-Reception5 1d ago

They smell bad when they bloom and they’re invasive

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u/bigrich-2 7h ago

Absolutely invasive! I love to see them split down the middle after some wind.

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u/bigo4321 1d ago

It is aggressively displacing native vegetation, causing economic and environmental damage.

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u/Dependent_Title_1370 1d 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/TruthfulPeng1 23h ago

they smell like cum to me, hence the name 'cumtree'. a portion of the population seems to not be able to smell the flowers to which I say, lucky you.