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BOXWOOD (BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS): CAT PEE

You likely smelled the common boxwood, or Buxus sempervirens—a leafy green landscape shrub that's often planted into hedges or trimmed into topiaries. Their leaves contain an oil that, when heated by the sun, smells akin to your kitty's urine.Jan 23, 2017

Some say it smells like dog poop, others say vomit. But the odor comes from fruit on a tree commonly found all over the Valley. It's called the Ginkgo Biloba.Oct 6, 2017

You must have seen that flowers often drink plenty of water. And in case there are many flowers, they can suck up every drop of water in the vase within a day or two. ... Even the best of flowers tend to catch bacteria. The bacteria build up on stems that sit in water that gives a foul smell over time sitting idle.

Generally speaking, the scent of sakura is subtle and delicate, including the flowers of Somei Yoshino, the variety that makes up 80% of Japan's cherry blossom trees. It's curious among cherry blossom facts, but even if you hold a flower right under your nose, there will only be the tiniest hint of a scent.

• Many different tree species bloom in white flowers, some with very large, showy blossoms and others with more inconspicuous blooms. The most common white flowering trees you’re likely to see are the autumn cherry, crabapple, white and Kousa dogwoods, pear and Carolina silverbell, as well as the star, Southern and sweetbay magnolias.

• Japanese crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia fauriei) is prized not only for its white blooms in the spring, but also its fluted, reddish-brown bark. The tree grows 20 to 30 feet high and 10 to 15 feet wide, with an open, multi-stemmed form.

• Trees That Stink Bradford Pears. Bradford pear is a cultivar of the callery pear and is grown in U.S. ... Maidenhair Trees. Maidenhair trees (Ginkgo biloba), grown in USDA zones 4 through 9, are one of the oldest known tree species, having existed in its present form for more than ... Tree of Heaven. ... Chinese Chestnut. ...

• Tea crabapple (Malus hupehensis) is a deciduous tree with fragrant white flowers. Growing 20 to 25 feet tall and wide, tea crabapple trees have a moderate growth rate and medium texture.

One plant in the rose family (Rosaceae) is a tree that has beautiful white flowers, which are best enjoyed from a distance. Known as the tree with stinky white flowers, Callery pear tree blossoms (Pyrus calleryana) are offensive to most people’s sense of smell, with an aroma that contrasts sharply with their rose family relatives.

The Beautiful Tree That's Causing Quite A Stink. Native to China and Vietnam, the Callery, or Bradford pear, became the street tree of choice for American cities beginning in the 1950s. The beautiful, white flowering tree was disease-resistant and had the ability to grow in diverse climates and soil types.

Known as the tree with stinky white flowers, Callery pear tree blossoms (Pyrus calleryana) are offensive to most people’s sense of smell, with an aroma that contrasts sharply with their rose family relatives. Instead of sweetly perfumed roses, callery pear flowers smell like rotten fish.

Its yellow or white flowers bloom in early summer, filling the air with a powerful odor that would be off-putting if planted too close to a house. Male and female trees produce flowers, but only the male flowers stink.