Photographs, quotes, thoughts and trees by Julie Walton Shaver, a lifestyle photographer based in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut


What’s that Smell?

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She may be pretty, but it hits you like a wave of ocean spray. Oh wait. That’s not right.

It hits you like rotting fish. Yeah. That’s it.

Bradford pear trees may be gorgeous when they’re blossoming, but in case you were wondering what that fishy smell is in downtown Metuchen these days…

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It’s the Bradford pear trees that line the streets.

Bleah.

(Plenty of other reasons to hate Bradford pear trees on my Bradford pear page. Have a look.)

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17 Responses to “What’s that Smell?

  1. Phyliss says:

    I love the smell this tree makes!!! I don’t understand why poeple hate it.

  2. Zach says:

    Our school has one of these tress and it is infamous for it’s stank.

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