What kind of tree is this?

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B_Lee
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What kind of tree is this?

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I've bee watching the below three the last few days at my work. Friday there were buds and it's in full bloom. There were tons of bees working them. Anyone know what kind of tree this is?

Also, I see that the local blackberry vines have buds on them.
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Jacobs
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Re: What kind of tree is this?

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I don't know, but the real question is have you seen honey bees working it? If so, we need to see if we can figure out what it is. If not, I will simply classify it as stuff that bees do not get on(even though it has a nice looking bloom). That is my basic plant classification system, so I hope someone will come up with the real name.
B_Lee
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Re: What kind of tree is this?

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Oh they love it. Nice full pollen baskets full of yellow pollen. They are small in night so I would think they would be a great one to have around homes.
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Re: What kind of tree is this?

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Believe I was able to figure it out using an iphone app. Its falling into the cherry tree category. I wonder how long the blooms will hang around?
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Re: What kind of tree is this?

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I had to try again...

Just as today got better and temps went up, bees were all over them again. It looks to be a hawthorne of some type.

http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/ ... horne.html
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Re: What kind of tree is this?

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If it has thorns you probably nailed it. I searched flowers with 5 petals yesterday and hawthorn looked like the most likely match.
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