Pretty Flowers Bloom But Give Off Terrible Smell
Drove around Metroit Detroit today and noticed many trees which bloomed with white flowers very reminiscent of Cherry Blossom Trees but different. My father-in-law has two such trees in front of his house. When I stopped by today I parked right under these two trees. When I got out of my car I got a whiff of a smell that was so bad that I almost gagged. My little nephew was on the porch. When I asked him what was the smell, he replied that it was coming from the flowers on the trees.
After leaving, I noticed these trees all over the neighborhood and while driving in Southfield along Civic Center Drive I noticed these trees lining the entire stretch of the street from Evergreen to Telegraph. While waiting at traffic lights and with my sunroof open, I could smell that awful smell coming through the windows. What kind of tree is this? I didn't notice these white flowers on the trees last year. Anybody else notice the pretty flowers with the awful smell?