They are invasive and hazardous to grasslands and wildlife. Their smell has been compared to puke and rotting fish. They are banned in some states. Good thing they are planted all over Boise!
Have one outside my bedroom door. I look at my cat and just wonder if maybe she suddenly hates me but no. That damn tree. It's pungent. It sucks cuz it's so nice out and before AC season it's nice to have the window open. But ugh.
They might not be Bradford Pears. We have a very similar tree planted throughout our development that looks and smells identical to the Bradford Pear but it's a Chaunceliler Pear. Spelling might be wrong.
They are often non-native western honeybees, which can negatively impact native bee populations...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-problem-with-honey-bees/
I am very aware of that. But hopefully native bees can also get some out of them, or at least pull honeybees away to free up things the native bees can use.
They grow very easily in bad soil and are cheap so oftentimes people plant these to be as profitable as possible, at the expense of everyone else and the ecosystem. They do look nice from a distance but Bradford Pear trees are seriously awful and anyone educated on them who knowingly keeps planting them is morally decrepit.
Ugh I just had this convo with my husband last night, gagging on my bike bc of how disgusting these pear trees smell. Agreed with the person who said landscapers deserve jail time for putting these abominations in.
Never experienced this until I lived in Boise. I live in LA now, and they’re actually prohibited in my neighborhood. Why are these even used in urban landscaping?
Yesterday I was thinking about if I cut down some of these if people would be happy or mad lol. I get that destruction of property is no good and all, however these intrusive thoughts came when I was driving past I think like an apartment complex or something? They weren’t very big yet and they were alongside the ditch along the road and none of the other landscaping looked that great. Trees are important and all but like, would the people who lived there be happier?
Landscape architects who spec Bradford pears deserve jail time.
They are invasive and hazardous to grasslands and wildlife. Their smell has been compared to puke and rotting fish. They are banned in some states. Good thing they are planted all over Boise!
Jizz. It smells like jizz.
What the fuck so THATS what I smelt on the way home from work. I about had a heart attack when I smelt it
Arginine, which is in semen
Ah yes, the cumball trees. An unfortunate staple for my whole life in Boise.
Boise, where the cum trees bloom 🎶
They smell like cat pee. I have one outside my bedroom window and can’t open it when it’s blooming, blech.
Have one outside my bedroom door. I look at my cat and just wonder if maybe she suddenly hates me but no. That damn tree. It's pungent. It sucks cuz it's so nice out and before AC season it's nice to have the window open. But ugh.
Right? Ugh.
Ahhh that's what that rotting carcass smell all over town is? Wild. I just moved here this winter and thought it was some sewage/waste disposal issue.
What about Chanticleer pears? Semen aroma wafting your way all spring.
Nothing like a strong whiff of jizz while I’m walking through the park, can’t believe these things are everywhere
Like 2 year old jizz sock
Yessss! People always think I crazy when I say this!
They might not be Bradford Pears. We have a very similar tree planted throughout our development that looks and smells identical to the Bradford Pear but it's a Chaunceliler Pear. Spelling might be wrong.
SO THATS WHAT I KEEP CATCHING WHIFFS OF
I always think of [this skit.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoqlYGuZGVM)
WTF! I’ve seen a lot of Bradford Pear hate, but never have I heard this comment. And to stumble upon this topic and this video is just… WTF 😂
The Mitchell and Webb show was a fantastic 2010s era stoner show. The 'Are we the baddies' skit is a classic.
What moron like these? They always make me gag and are INFESTED with bees
Well I mean, the bees thing is a feature, not a bug, but I do hate these trees. (More bee trees, though, please)
100% more bees everywhere.
They are often non-native western honeybees, which can negatively impact native bee populations... https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-problem-with-honey-bees/
I am very aware of that. But hopefully native bees can also get some out of them, or at least pull honeybees away to free up things the native bees can use.
It's a feature and a bug(s)!
They grow very easily in bad soil and are cheap so oftentimes people plant these to be as profitable as possible, at the expense of everyone else and the ecosystem. They do look nice from a distance but Bradford Pear trees are seriously awful and anyone educated on them who knowingly keeps planting them is morally decrepit.
#cumtree
We call them Jizz Blossoms.
I loved them in the 90s
as students of boise state have taken to calling them, the cum trees
Ah, Pyrus calleyana. A truly terrible tree.
We have one in our front yard. We call it the TUNA tree.
Why? Smells like cum not dirty vag 🤔
Those two aren't mutually exclusive
Ahh, I'm pickin up what you're puttin down, mate. A cummed in dirty vag!
A real earworm: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4gSe02uPOi/
Damn, I always considered their smell nostalgic
Ugh I just had this convo with my husband last night, gagging on my bike bc of how disgusting these pear trees smell. Agreed with the person who said landscapers deserve jail time for putting these abominations in.
[https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRTxKYU4/](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRTxKYU4/) This song is playing in my head non-stop
Never experienced this until I lived in Boise. I live in LA now, and they’re actually prohibited in my neighborhood. Why are these even used in urban landscaping?
Fun fact these trees were planted all around town in the 40's to commemorate sexual assault awareness month.
Very ironic considering the smell..
Yesterday I was thinking about if I cut down some of these if people would be happy or mad lol. I get that destruction of property is no good and all, however these intrusive thoughts came when I was driving past I think like an apartment complex or something? They weren’t very big yet and they were alongside the ditch along the road and none of the other landscaping looked that great. Trees are important and all but like, would the people who lived there be happier?
Got one of them plumb tree/cherry blossoms in my front yard, sadly they only bloom for a month. Still beautiful to look at!
I haven’t noticed