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Julia and I enjoyed an especially fragrant walk in West Wetlands park this morning. To add to the richness, little tuffs of cottony fluffs floated through the air, sent off from the cottonwood trees. Seeds are in those fluffs.
But I was especially curious about the source of the fragrance:
This photo is from last year's March park walk...
I thought it was a mesquite tree, and went to the web to confirm my suspicions. I grew rather mad at the web, because I couldn't find photos of this sort of bloom. Finally, one website aided me. "Mesquites, a leguminous (bean-pod-bearing) tree, are relatives of the Acacias..." The link led to a more promising page. I went to Wikipedia, where a photo of exact match led to "Acacia farnesiana is used in the perfume industry due to its strong fragrance."
I checked the web further, and sure enough, every image of "Acacia farnesiana" (aka "Sweet Acacia") matched our park trees!
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