This Pink Flower Can Boost Your Mood and Bring You Out of a Funk

[@shannonlandre4442]

I've been battling depression my whole life and there's been a mimosa tree in my backyard this whole time.

[@kimrespess6580]

That's how God works sometimes.

[@WovenPsalm]

There is a belief that the answer is only ever a few feet away. I have experienced this. The plants are here to heal us.

[@Vuracan]

I had one in front yard and my neighbor had one . I didn't really see people cared about the trees. I seen some people eat the seed and collect only seed but never the flower. I was always curious why they only ate the seeds but i didn't really care to look it up until now after seeing a thumbnail of a tree in my old neighborhood😂

[@fatpanda9999]

​@@kimrespess6580 cringe

[@CharlesEbarb]

@@kimrespess6580 no. It’s not.

[@nancieerhard420]

I'm a master herbalist. I live in Canada but grew up in Missouri and have family in Mississippi. So I am passing this on. This is so well done, the best of its kind that I have seen on YT. The one thing I would add is that bark should be harvested with great care. Unless it is a tree like birch or sycamore that naturally sheds bark, it's crucial to harvest lightly, avoiding as much as possible damage to the inner bark, and always in vertical strips. It's best to take bark from branches rather than the trunk. Girdling or substantial horizontal cuts on the trunk can kill a tree. Maybe this is not as critical with an invasive species like mimosa, but I believe it's good practice to harvest ethically and sustainably.

[@benjaminjones5029]

What is the best Rizzla's?

[@connief1919]

Ty for information

[@Lauraway2]

Thanks for adding this information. People will say mimosas are invasive but years ago they were almost wiped out in Louisiana by mimosa blight. If you want a tree in your yard find a small one and dig it up. They transplant well. Until this video I never knew the medicinal benefits. I just always loved this tree.

[@WesleyJSnellgrove]

Much respect for mentioning those points.

[@h2hcamey]

Thank you for commenting.

[@sylviavega-ortiz3006]

The scent of the flowers on a hot summer night is absolutely euphoric!

[@mscatservices12]

Wow!

[@XCCON2009]

Yes! They smell amazing!

[@waltershoults8803]

Yes it is a most pleasant smell 👍🙏💯

[@theIAMofME]

The smell of the Mimosa is THE BEST. But, a close second is also Holy Basil (Tulsi). It spreads like wildfire here where I am in TN. It would also be a good addition to this tea for the same reasons. Plant it once and you'll have it FOREVER.

[@richardschaefer3889]

It's my favorite. Second, is freshly mowed hay.

[@pandakicker1]

I had no idea about Mimosa’s health benefits. Ironically, when my insomnia was at its worst when I was a child, I would stare longingly at this one gorgeous mimosa tree that used to grow a couple blocks from my house. It quickly became my favorite tree and has remained one of my favorites. Then many years later, one popped up in my yard and it’s getting bigger every week. I will cultivate it dearly.

[@Shadowman-1960]

The mimosa tree was calling you! 🗻 🕊 🦅

[@carries.9919]

Congratulations on your Mimosa volunteer. I just love them also ❤ when I moved to the south, I wanted a Mimosa but didn't have any money for landscaping. I was shopping at my neighborhood dollar general store and saw a sprout of a Mimosa about 6 inches tall. I went inside the store and asked the manager about it and she said go ahead and take it, our landscaper will just cut it down. Soooooo now I have a beautiful Mimosa tree. ❤😊

[@TheSouthIsHot]

When I was growing up, our next door neighbor had a mimosa tree in her front yard. I LOVED the smell and feel on my skin of those beautiful, delicate, silky flowers. One evening, I was sitting in that tree when 6 to 8 hummingbirds arrived and buzzed around the branches before flying away. It was like a dream.

[@offgridas]

Thats interesting that the flowers help with depression, Mimosa Hostilis contains DMT which has also helped many people with depression. The plant that just keeps on giving 💕

[@BlackandWhitecustoms]

It's probably also responsible for the burning bush story in Bible which caused Moses to talk to God.

[@anjajonsson8152]

My favourite plant, the no 1

[@jl5034]

Wow! I didn't know they have DMT. We use their flower essence and we love it!

[@mushedits]

@@BlackandWhitecustomsit was acacia tho (which is still DMT).

[@BlackandWhitecustoms]

@@mushedits o I didn't know exact name of plant in that area just know there was DMT plants there. Thanx for info

[@alexzadecroixarabellalight8163]

Maybe it’s not invasive…maybe it just KNOWS how much we need it!! 💞

[@MindfulMusings1]

I watch a gal that shows medicinal plants who says the earth gives us what we need. In that particular video she was saying how mullein was growing everywhere, this was 2018. Mullein, for those of you who don't know, are a respiratory healing plant. When I first saw that video in 2024, I was sold! So whatever plant is in abundance...tincture, dry, etc....we gonna need it!!!!

[@brt5273]

I think it's really only invassive in the coastal Southern States. We had it in Texas and here in Missouri and though the dropped seeds do sprout, they don't often seem to take hold or live through the winter. I'm sure there are exceptions but I've never seen a wild or rampant grove anywhere I've lived.

[@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639]

@@brt5273 On the west coast they’re more cultivated for use as ornamentals and with so much lawn care the probably aren’t an excessive invasive but I’m guessing on that. I think the seeds are light enough they scatter in the wind and if left alone one can find one to three about ever 1/2 mile to one mile apart from each other in Oklahoma, but only on unattended land. If the land is kept at all, even if it’s brush hogged just once a year, or probably even 5 years then you are very likely not to see any. But I’m with you on that they don’t seem invasive. Even along 10 miles of road with uncorked land alongside it like I said they’re at least one but usually no more than three, every 1/2 mile or so if not farther. But if it were in large groves of them then yes they would be invasive. But I don’t know their definition for invasive either!!

[@KitKatToeBeans]

@@MindfulMusings1I LOVE Mullein, so grateful that I found out about it on YT. If only I had discovered it in early 2020…

[@wildwaning9427]

Also known as signatures. Certain plants/trees/herbs/weeds will grow where we live as "nature knows" what we need. They often take on the very appearance of the malady or condition. We're so far removed from the natural world that we don't pay attention. I personally know of many instances where people were suffering or in need of the very thing that was growing under foot.

[@Heartwing37]

Man, I grew up surrounded by mimosas, but never had any idea about the medicinal properties

[@unclebud6958]

You should read about what people do with the root bark.

[@KreeTerry]

@@unclebud6958is that only mimosa hostilis or any mimosa?

[@chelebelle2223]

Me too! Who knew that when I was a child playing at cooking pretend food with various yard plants, including the Mimosa, that it was actually a beneficial botanical item! .....I guess I failed to "read the labels" of my imaginary food items back then. LOL

[@Steve-ev6vx]

​@@unclebud6958I dont think this is memosa hostilas that people use to extract DMT.

[@SunShineSeLecT]

Yea my neighbors has a BUNCH of flowers, less green n she said it's a constant mess to constantly clean after 😅

[@nicholashernandez1494]

I used the flowers to start a camp fire, when I tell you that by burning the flowers is like smoking the best weed. I was so giggly and happy and light hearted. 10/10 recommend.

[@jimwednt1229]

Say you've never smoked weed without saying it .

[@beatriceguzman8279]

You’ve never smoked weed buddy.

[@Malmardian]

The flowers contain .01-1.5% dymetheltriptamine. Dmt. burn enough at once and you might get a buz for maybe 15 minutes.

[@lovesyah4618]

Say what now?😮 🤔

[@salzysisters5799]

Were the flowers dried or freshly plucked?

[@Skeptic78]

It really works for anxiety/panic attacks. Way better than any benzo ever. At least for me it does. And it works almost immediately. And it doesn't get you high it doesn't make you feel woozy and it's not habit forming. It's actually kind of a miracle.

[@schleig04]

It's literally better than a benzo? Tell me more I'm very intrigued now.

[@Skeptic78]

​@schleig04 I got a mimosa tincture from an herbalist friend of mine. I've had anxiety and panic attacks for a couple of decades, ever since my early 20's. She said I should try it. I was skeptical. But one day right before work an anxiety attack hit me hard out of the blue, but I had that mimosa tincture with me. I really.didnt expect much but I was desperate. I took two dropper fulls. And 10 seconds later the anxiety attack was gone. I was amazed. It was just gone. Poof. I felt normal again. Not high, not overly calm, just normal. No anxiety at all. And it's worked for me since then. I keep it on me all the time. And I only use it when I need to.

[@MG-fn9xw]

@@Skeptic78that everclear calmed u down. this is why my gpa had a flask

[@nucleargator1]

Caring for my mother, I picked 10-20 flowers tied together with a wire bread tie and it made a beautiful cluster bulb. It gave off a nice scent I never knew about. It didn't last long, but a few days, but my Mom really enjoyed it. I had no idea it was edible. Thank you Sir.

[@EC-dz4bq]

Your mom is in fact, also edible in multiple ways. The more you know!

[@Hollylivengood]

It tastes great, actually. I have them in salads. They also make a good tea, if you like jasmin tea, but can't afford it, the dried flowers kind of come close but not as strong. Never noticed a medicinal value, but still like it.

[@electric_girl]

✨💖💘💝

[@ladyd8028]

​@@HollylivengoodGreat tip. Thanks!

[@jl5034]

​@@HollylivengoodWow great to know!!! We make a flower essence with the flowers to lift our mood and it works!!!

[@floydhawk2169]

Butterflies, hummingbirds and bees love this tree.

[@theodorebear6714]

Very nice. ❤️ 🌞

[@StarTraveler7]

And Goats..they fight for leaves and flowers !

[@dorkchops]

i had a pupper that loved laying under the silk thistle in our backyard

[@elsie412ok]

They also love native plants.

[@neverettebrakensiek8771]

Who wouldnt want happy honey ?

[@lorenstribling6096]

Just the scent of the blossoms lifts my mood and leaves me calm and happy.

[@XOChristianaNicole]

I’m in Paradise, CA - and these plants continue to thrive, even after the town has been destroyed, by CA’s most deadly wildfire, in 2018. I am staying on my grandmother’s property - and mimosas have begun to grow, again; I just so happened to notice their pink flowers blooming, the other day, too.

[@teresafarrell6457]

I am so glad to hear that things are growing again up there on her/your home. I'm an Oroville resident and came to the comments to say we have these out here in Northern California. Nice to see a neighbor on here. 🙂

[@silentforest7147]

I lived in California when that fire hit. Very sad to see the devastation, but I am glad to see that things are better 5 years on.

[@Bruce-qo6um]

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[@Bruce-qo6um]

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[@kyriethika]

I live in Tennessee now, but I'm from Shasta County (Shingletown.) One of the reasons I moved was due to the wildfires. They were getting too close. My friends and family have PTSD from the Carr Fire. :( It's so interesting to me to often come across others from the same area. I was just noticing the mimosas blooming here yesterday. How wonderful to know they are returning to Paradise. For you to have survived that fire and remain in the area is admirable. ❤ I commuted to Chico State from Redding for years. Please be safe there this summer. I'm afraid that this week may be tough for y'all with the high heat, high winds, and no moisture. I still know a lot of family and friends living in that area - from Anderson to Medford. This is the best aspect of KZbin and social media imho - videos and comments like these. ❤

[@sawsegdawg5419]

Instantaneous new sub! Great video! I was diagnosed with CPTSD a while back and since the doctors are in the pharmaceutical companies' pocket I have to take 3 different meds to "help" with that. 1 or all 3 make feel detached and kinda.... uncomfortably weird. I sure wish I had found this out a long time ago, but I know now. I'll be working on a plan to safely wean myself off the chems while taking actual medicine that won't make me feel off. Thank you, very much, for creating your videos. YOU are, quite literally, saving lives. You be proud of that. You're doing the Lord's work. Thanks again and take care.

[@esandiawaves8151]

As a child we would hang out sitting on the branches of a mimosa tree. I believe this tree is medicinal just by my childhood experience. Now I know why I was so happy!

[@catsknit23]

My grandmother had these growing all in her yard, and I would climb the trees and watch the hummingbirds flit around them. Such happy memories and I've always loved mimosa trees since then but never knew they could be medicinal!

[@bfields1448]

Same here had one growing next to my bedroom window when I was little

[@charlottecannon982]

Same here we were always in that tree playing on the limbs and smelling it ❤❤❤❤a great memory

[@OGRH]

Oh me gersh! I just look at a picture of one, & I feel better for weeks!

[@TrueHelpTV]

this is ayahuasca.. he is wrong.. it is a psychoactive drug called dmt

[@INKOSK4114]

I always thought that the flowers of the Mimosa smelled like fresh Peaches. Loved these as a kid! 🩷

[@robertbrindley8948]

It only took 4 minutes with my first video to decide I'm subbing for life

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Awesome! Thank you so much for your support sir!!

[@jodysales2362]

Same lol

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

@@jodysales2362 Thank you Jody!

[@StephStruble]

Absolutely, same here. I am looking to leave the mainstream medical and are just totally fed up with the doctors these days. They have turned into MONEY GRUBBIN whores in white lab coats for sure. They are working for the Feds to help them achieve population control. So sad that they would rather kill us off instead of help us. You use to be able to go-to your doctor for everything and trust them. Well, not anymore and I am fed up, ALOT of people are. So I am taking matters into my own hands and searching for natural medicine all the time. I love the way this guy explains everything!

[@irishsamurai9008]

Same

[@affect4]

I have severe depression and have always felt drawn to this tree ❤

[@TrueHelpTV]

what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful

[@danielvondrak8406]

I found this tree in my neighborhood about three years ago and started making tea, tinctures, and putting it in my kombucha bottlings. I love it.

[@HeyItsTra]

My favorite tree that I feel guilty for loving because of its invasiveness. Now I will never feel guilty again.

[@Holy.HannaH]

SAME!

[@wordwalkermomma4]

Maybe they (Mimosa and other wild things)are only invasive because we are not consuming them often enough.😋

[@hog7203]

Yep. Always thought they were beautiful trees. I love Japanese honeysuckle although it gets a bad rap. Grew up in the country, and the smell of the flowers was a sure sign of spring and summer, my favorite time of the year. I definitely prefer it as an invasive vine, over native poison ivy.

[@melikecomedy]

​@@hog7203 i mean, there are native honeyesuckles

[@hog7203]

@@melikecomedy yes I know that, but they aren't near as fragrant as the Japanese honeysuckle.

[@carlboulding5137]

Many people feel better after a few mimosas.

[@finnnnma]

😂

[@kimberlyvespa]

Haha!!! 😅

[@TravelStyle50]

😂🥂

[@shk2564]

😂

[@monkeytennis7477]

Yeah🎉🎉🎉🎉😂

[@catsayspurrfect]

Mimosa trees are beautiful! The flowers smell heavenly, the flowers tickle your nose, I love them so much! Even their leaves are so pretty!

[@reesedaniel5835]

The leaves will fold together if you run your finger across them. As though it tickles them.

[@catsayspurrfect]

@reesedaniel5835 oh I didn't realize they did that. I remember when I was a teenager a friends Mother had what they called a sensitive plant, it was a small plant with frond like leaves that if you rubbed your fingers over them they closed up. I never knew Mimosa tree leaves dud that too.

[@Anson120]

Just the scent alone has a great uplifting effect on me. I love all Mimosa type species.

[@dongdo7168]

I was dealing with depression when i was in South Carolina... I remember feeling good by staring and smelling it.

[@RandomCitizen-vl1wi]

You should have made a tea. The tree is high in DMT. It will eliminate your depression I promise you. That guy just didn’t know that it was that chemical that the tree makes naturally as well as your brain. Don’t think of it as a drug. It saved me from ending myself and I don’t ever say that lightly

[@dongdo7168]

@@RandomCitizen-vl1wi how do you tea out of it ? Using what part?

[@RandomCitizen-vl1wi]

@@dongdo7168 same as any other root tea. Steep in hot water. The metal tea screens work great

[@TrueHelpTV]

people use the root bark to make DmT.. this is the real reason for "Effects" hes teaching you to make ayahuasca and doesn't realize it somehow

[@Pattim4762]

Always loved them. My granny had one when I was a child. I never cared it was invasive it's just beautiful.

[@kimrespess6580]

They remind me of my grandmother, too.

[@gamerk1625]

Grandmas are beautiful regardless how invasive they are

[@kimrespess6580]

@@gamerk1625 You may be on to something there.🤣

[@WhiteWolfBlackStar]

We had one of these trees in the back, it was gorgeous! Everybody in our house needed the benefits of it! I grew up in a ‘walking on eggshells’ type of place with explosive stepmother. I would have tried it in a heartbeat, my dad probably not, and back then, unless you were a doctor with medical degrees, stepmom would have just laughed. Or got dangerous.. Armed with this knowledge, what a different WORLD it would have been! I knew this tree was a sacred blessing! So beautiful! My dad used to just look up at it and say it was a pain in the neck, and a messy tree! Nah! Just brushing the blossoms on my cheeks used to make me smile, I loved that tree. So glad I saw this video!

[@kristinrobbins2715]

I hope you have found peace and happiness❤

[@digitalgypsy1961]

I know what you're talking about my friend. I lucked out in that my dad ran off with the wicked stepmother and left us kids with his parents (mom couldn't find her backside with both hands). Other than having to be shuttled around on holidays I avoided that drama. I know I would have ended up in jail at some point if things hadn't gone like they did. I truly wish you peace and happiness.

[@Bob-gn8ph]

❤John 3,16 ❤

[@TrueHelpTV]

what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful

[@GUE5TPA55]

Thanks, Mathew, it's people like you that will make the hard time easier.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching!

[@freespirit2593]

Thank you. I have PTSD and so far nothing helps…but I have two mimosa trees that are blooming. I planted because they are beautiful …this new information is like icing on the cake! Thanks for sharing.

[@forgiven5919]

How did you plant it, with rooting powder or dug a small one up?

[@TrueHelpTV]

what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful

[@mcsmith732]

For some reason, seeing mimosa trees always makes me smile. Love the way the flowers smell also.

[@kayecaban5324]

I pull it off in long strips. Then using a pair of kitchen scissors I cut it up into about 2-3 inch pieces which I then put in the blender with 90% vodka. I then place it in mason jars. After a couple of months, I'll then strain it. It also helps with my back pain.

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Wow

[@lilcricket4379]

Great!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for commenting!

[@hbg8683]

You pull leaves, bark or flowers off ?

[@ginaheinz4963]

Do you drink this?. And how much?

[@valyndrerose5261]

Wow! 😯 Universe sent me here!!! 😅 I have always had a LOVE for medicinal wild herbs/plants/trees. I am from the upper Midwest in MN and I am currently relocating to the South East and am eager to discover NEW wildlife!!! How beautiful i was brought to this channel!!! 🤩

[@dragonlady4080]

That's exciting for you, I'm sure. I'm in the south east. What state will you be going to?

[@patriciastaton6182]

I have them in my yard, how to use it 🎉

[@TrueHelpTV]

what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful

[@TRACI-hk4pg]

GREAT INFORMATION AND I, AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE VIDEO'S FROM YOU YOUNG MAN- ! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK- SPREADING OL' WORLD KNOWLEDGE- OF CURES = * WITHOUT THE PHARMACEUTICAL -COMPANY'S MAKING A PROFIT-!!!! I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE THAT ARE UP ROOTING TREES FOR ROOT SYSTEMS- TO MAKE DMT- SO BE CAREFUL FOLK'S AND MAKE SURE YOU DONT KILL TREES STRIPING BARK- AS IT CAN KILL ALL; TREES. AS WISE- YOUNG LADY [STATED] EARLIER IN THE COMENTS. 🎉BROVO YOUNG MAN -!!!! LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND TIME-! °~T~°

[@lindawilhelm486]

Welcome to the SE! These trees are everywhere and smell wonderful 😀

[@ClaireGreen-wd2gm]

I grew up in a home that had this tree in the middle of the circle driveway garden my gran had made. I have great memories of the smell of the tree and the tickly flowers I used to play with.

[@greenmika]

I am not very religious but I’ve been praying and asked god to help me get off a certain anti depressant. Out of know where your video popped up😂❤ crazy thing is I’m 💯 for growing my own food and I’m surrounded by these trees and never once thought to research them🤦🏾‍♀️ WONT HE DO IT!!!!!

[@briceh1001]

Yes he will! 🙌🏾 He is amazing. Also, try to spend quality time with him, worshipping and praying, when I do this, he always lifts me up out of whatever bad mood or depression I’m in. When I spend lots of time with God, I don’t get depressed at all Ive noticed.

[@RitaMcCartt]

Start taking less of the drug, little by little, "wean" yourself off of it. Use mimosa to help you. If you use 2 pills a day, take 1. Do that for a week, then every other day take 1. Then go to half of a pill. Every other day, then 2 days, then 3 days, then 4 days apart. Then just stop. You can do it! I did it. GOD bless PRAY, Pray, and Pray.

[@danettebirch4230]

I have been tapering off an AD for 5 years now.I should be done in another year.Iuse chamomile tea and skullcap and valerian and passionflower and rose to help my anxiety and when I have insomnia.

[@nineteenfortyeight]

I wish you guys luck. The cure is worse than the malady. But they both suck. Big hugs.

[@schleig04]

​@@danettebirch42305 year taper? I know they're SSRI's but 5 years seems alittle extensive. How long were you on the antidepressant before starting the taper btw?

[@wyldebill4178]

I like how it closes its leaves at night and when it rains

[@waltershoults8803]

In years past, many many people insisted on a mamosa in the front yard and my mother was no exception 🥰👍🙏

[@mvbigmagic4048]

Our house in West Virginia had one in the front yard. I didn't know the name of it, but I called it the "strawberry tree" because the pink flowers when crushed smelled like strawberries to me. I didn't know they were edible! I was scared to eat it, because my godsisters always lied to me and told me things were poisonous. LOL!

[@mk3ferret]

One of these popped up on the side of my house... im gonna eat it lol

[@BlackandWhitecustoms]

Extract from it's root bark and then smoke extraction to see true magic of this plant.

[@Cedarlan]

Did you do this? ​@@BlackandWhitecustoms

[@dragonlady4080]

😂

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Bon apetite!

[@gendoll5006]

If it’s within like 20 ft of your house I’d try to move it. These trees get HUGE! I mean you could trim it every year to keep it small but I’d definitely research the right way to do it with this type of tree. We have many of these pop up around our foundation where we don’t now and we have to pull them up every year. Some are about 2 ft tall now that just sprouted up this year! Crazy how fast they grow.

[@AnomalyArcana]

My lord I just saw these on my hike a few days ago and was smelling them and put some in my hair and meant to research when I got home and this suddenly popped up in my feed. Hell yeah🎉

[@shadowfax9177]

Our phones are seriously spying on us!

[@greenhawkbluehawk]

Same here.....

[@ladyd8028]

​@@shadowfax9177😄

[@forgiven5919]

Does anyone had luck with transplanting/planting a mimosa tree or will they only grow wild?

[@TrueHelpTV]

what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful

[@BigRedShadevil]

Mimosa trees are my favorite trees!! I’ve told my sons for years that I when I die I want to be cremated and for them to buy a mimosa tree from a nursery. I’d like for them to dump my ashes in the hole they’ll dig to plant the tree. My mamaw had a few mimosa trees in her backyard. I always thought they looked like the trees you’d see in Dr. Seuss books

[@jomoland]

This tree brings back happy childhood memories. We had one in our backyard. The flowers that fall off eventually make a HUGE mess. I spent several hours of my life sweeping up after the gosh darn thing. As much as the clean-up was annoying I equally enjoyed climbing its branches and using it’s shade. 🥰

[@mariatorres9789]

Oh! I never even knew about this one! I know the tree, but didn't know it's an herb!

[@michelecole362]

Me too!

[@charliehay1520]

Straight subscribed after seeing this one video...bout to watch em all now!

[@TrueHelpTV]

its the plant used to make DmT.. it blows my mind he just gave you instructions to make ayahuasca without knowing it and basically told everyone to take controlled drugs.

[@beentheredonethat4257]

I’m old, so when I tell you this tree caused several instances of the wind knocked out of me as a kid, it was from the 60’s & 70’s. I saw it as a magical tree. None other like it in north Alabama. Being a boy, climbing was the first thing to do. The branches seemed strong, but, they were not. It would be fine then, you were on your back with a headful of ants trying to breathe. lol. The one at my great-grandpa’s farmhouse along Big Bear Creek in Winston County was bigger around than most, about 12”, but was short. Only about 10’ tall. I suppose us boys breaking the limbs off had something to do with that. I can’t say it true of all or even most, but that one always had a very active colony of big black carpenter ants. But, they didn’t bite and neither did we. Good memories.

[@HelloPunkin]

I’m a girl, but also originally from north Alabama and from the same general time period and fell out of my share of mimosa trees.

[@kamjason9300]

👋🏾 Hey fellow Alabama cousins. I read yr comments and immediately went home to the tree who's branches ironically engh stayed strong for years at my grandmas house. Or maybe we were just small enough. The largest one did eventually give way🥲. Good memories!😂

[@HelloPunkin]

@@kamjason9300 those were the best days in history as far as I’m concerned.

[@beentheredonethat4257]

My Grandmother and 2 of my Great-Aunts would get together and wash one day a week. There was a big black wash pot they boiled the clothes in, homemade lye soap of course. There were two wash tubs with fresh well water they’d get rinsed in before being squeezed out in the most contemptible machine God ever allowed to be created, the washer ringer. I learned quickly to put mine on a little before they finished drying to keep from being cut to pieces. I bring that up because that infamous mimosa tree, the wash pot, and the coal pile were set in a triangle just off the side porch. These 3 women would sit on that big front porch, swinging and rocking, “brushing their teeth” with a fresh sweetgum twig and White Dove snuff, and laugh all day. I’ve never known how much I loved the world then. And them even more.

[@merrybee3609]

My husband grew up in Winston County ☺️ and I love mimosa! I love the Dr Seuss flowers. 🌸 Here in Birmingham the utility folks will literally cut your mimosa trees down without your permission, but they sure do spring right back up! 😂

[@MP-pz9oe]

I discovered this decades ago, pulverize fresh bark, let it dry , put it on a pipe and enjoy it. Lot better than Cannabis !

[@SurfahSistah]

Smoke it?

[@mkjohnson7826]

@@SurfahSistah No. You just put it in a pipe.

[@ClaireGreen-wd2gm]

It's got dmt in it.

[@radialwavellite5310]

Does it matter what part of the tree you take it from?

[@alanomofo]

​@@radialwavellite5310you'll want the root bark , dig it up and scrape the roots with a potatoe peeler . Let dry and do a a/b extraction

[@beckeecarrier4616]

Just looking at this tree in bloom makes me happy. It's been my favorite plant since I was 5 years old. South Mississippi. And I have 2 in my patio garden.

[@heidiwilkes1]

I finally found my cure but have no access to it as I live in Montana. I am anti-meds & have suffered for 25 years with PTSD, severe depression, agoraphobia, anxiety & crippling panic attacks. I DESPERATELY NEED this tree in my life 😢❤

[@curiouscat3384]

Etsy has a lot of herbal medicine sellers. A quick search found a shop on called Island Herbs & Spices that sells the dried leaves for tea. You could probably google it and find more sources :) Also, there are many holistic doctors on youtube who recommend different things for the ailments you listed. B-vitamins play a big role in our mental health and I was tested for MTHFR, a genetic mutation that blocks absorption of B-12. So I take Methylcobalamin B12 and stay on a much better level. Also, sugar affects the brain so a low/no carb diet is crucial. Keep researching - I know you can find relief :) Best wishes!

[@mindygarland8102]

I would harvest and mail you the ingredients you need😢, I understand, and have been a troubled soul most of my life... U maybe would have to cover shipping bc I have no clue of what it would be .. but I would help you if I could, human to human ❤ to ❤.. maybe you know somebody else that may be u are comfortable w sending the items to you instead , I would ask them if it were me. Of course if you do not and u would like my help , then I certainly would help u, .. if u reply to this you may have to give me time to reply back, I do not check my responses to comments I've made but once every couple wks or so but will check it more often now.. God bless

[@TrueHelpTV]

what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful

[@choccolocco]

They are blooming profusely here in Alabama, lots and lots of pink. Thanks for the info.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching!

[@nelliesfarm8473]

I'm in Alabama to in St Clair County and I have them here on acreage. I actually made a tincture out of the flowers the other day but I have not used it yet I look more forward to it now after hearing this

[@NiiJiiLuv]

Yeppp same here in central Alabama tons of them things ... especially on my road lol I went a grab some. A couple hours ago lol when I seen this video just don't know about the flowers themselves though

[@nelliesfarm8473]

@@NiiJiiLuv what gets me is in my Facebook gardening and plant groups... people get so mad at species like this because it's invasive! Apparently they have no idea all of the benefits in miraculous qualities plants like this possess!!!

[@justanotheralmaroad1923]

Please explain how to harvest bark from trees. I don't want to cut to deep or take to much that it would harm the tree.​@@LegacyWildernessAcademy

[@UN33kWabb1T]

This tree is growing right in front of my house. I'll be making me some tea tomorrow.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Great! Thank you for watching the video and commenting!

[@pattune99]

We have them popping up everywhere here I have a huge mature tree in my yard rn it makes a mess all summer but it's an cool tree 😊

[@vanessalumbra9409]

So I don't have this tree in my area. Can I get this as a supplement?

[@egril364]

Well how'd it go ??????

[@TrueHelpTV]

what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful

[@paulasmith7803]

We have, seriously, probably 75 growing on the edges of our property. The property next to ours is covered in landscape roses, dewberries, and Mimosas.

[@reibersue4845]

Rose petals and rose hips are edible and medicinal. If your neighbor allows you to grab some. Mimosa seed pods scatter all over and every year I'm yanking out small plants from my garden beds. Definitely something you need to keep on top of.

[@stacystepp7914]

​@@reibersue4845 Wow that's good to know that it's easily propagated. I'd like some on my property:)

[@itsno1duh]

@@stacystepp7914 so you think! Start where they can easily be mowed up to.... So pretty but maintenance is necessary. Don't grow along a concrete pad as my mimosa's roots broke the neighbors drive!

[@stacystepp7914]

@@itsno1duh Oh wow I had no idea that would happen!

[@goldensunkiss5099]

Wow! You can harvest and use it to your advantage.

[@Heallove24]

I grew up in New Orleans. We had one in our front yard. We would eat the nectar out the center of the flower as a treat when we played outside. Maybe that's why my memories of childhood are so good!

[@lilliekinder2250]

We also ate the nectar. I was trying to remember.pulling on the stamen and a drop of nectar appearing. It tasted very sweet. Did you ever do this to honeysuckles flowers. It tasted very sweet also. This brought back childhood memories.

[@OHIOBOYFORTRUMP2024]

*me hearing it treats depression and anxiety* also me *sold*

[@charliemackin9620]

Eat grass fed ghee butter or beef tallow 1 healing tablespoon. You will feel complete.

[@brt5273]

Have never consumed mimosa but I'm not surprised it's a mood lifter. I fell in love with this plant as a very young child. Every year when it began to bloom was a thrill. As an adult I purchased the purple/chocolate leafed variety, which is a breathtaking contrast to the beautiful pink flowers. Will be trying these recipes.

[@TrueHelpTV]

what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful

[@leostarfire79]

Dude… I just found your channel the other day. I’m a bit of an herbalist myself. YOU are the MAN! Your channel is great, the videos are well done and the information is outstanding. Thank you so much for what you do and please keep up the great work! My wife and I are all about medicinal uses of herbs and trees. I love the addition in the video about making a tincture. Thank you again. So much!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you so much for the kind words and the support. I appreciate you watching, keep an eye out for more!

[@JudithCampbell-kz4xu]

Thank you. I have anxiety & depression, due to trauma. I'm going to give this a try.

[@WildBearFoot]

Wow, trauma shaming, what a jackass.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching and commenting Judith. I hope it helps!

[@SherryONeill]

@@walkawalkaway5517 You Are A Sad Specimen

[@SherryONeill]

@@walkawalkaway5517 You Must Be One Of Those CAUSING Trauma

[@phillipmargrave]

Everyone has some type of perceived trauma. Different types of people are able to handle it differently and everyone’s experiences are unique to them. Someone somewhere cares about you more than you realize even if they don’t know how or are unable to connect and show it. Don’t give up.

[@nap163020]

Are you kidding me! This tree grows all over my city and I had no idea it could cure depression!!

[@DeborahTanton]

I love the Mamosa!!! It's so very light and pretty!!! I live in south east Texas and there are very few of them any more.

[@lulumoon6942]

And the flowers smell lovely and the bees love them!

[@SouthernGal5534]

Hummingbirds too!

[@alexiswilliamsinc]

@@SouthernGal5534Yes ! Every year I try to write down the date when the mimosas outside my window show me my first hummingbird of the season. ❤❤❤ I have a poem I wrote about them somewhere, but too… (I think I was trying to write “sleepy” at the end haha)

[@SouthernGal5534]

@@alexiswilliamsinc I never knew the hummingbirds were attracted to the Mimosa trees until several summers ago. We had a hammock hanging between 2 of them and as I lay there one afternoon I was surprised by the amount that were hovering in them.

[@alexiswilliamsinc]

@@SouthernGal5534 Funny how they’re so fast and tiny that you miss them if you’re moving. I’m sure I’ve passed some already just outside my vision. I have to sit still and just BE there and inevitably they show up.

[@diversegardener392]

My parents have always had this tree in their yard. The smell of the flower always takes me back to the first time I smelled it as a kid, which I fell in love right away. Thanks for the video I'm gonna research it further now! 🎉😊

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@TrueHelpTV]

This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.

[@Gregory_TheWatchman]

Thank you Matthew for the introduction of the Mimosa tree's medicinal health benefits. As an Army vet with some stress/anxiety and insomnia issues, I'll be looking for this tree and give it a go at making the tea and tincture. I'm all about finding natural ways to assist with health issues. Everything is here, we just need to find them, thanks again.

[@dolphinbear661]

Thank you for your service. If you don't mind, come back here & let us know i f it helped. Good luck. I'm going to try it for mood improvement.

[@Gregory_TheWatchman]

@@dolphinbear661, You are welcome and thank you. I've been looking for what I'm hoping is a decent product. I'm not too familiar with this, but I'm looking for a dried or loose leaf of this. I see many capsule brands being sold, but I prefer a loose leaf type or if someone sells the branches/leaves. Then I can just make my own and try different strengths. I'm excited to try it though. Have a great weekend. Shalom!

[@TrueHelpTV]

what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful

[@zaks4434]

Grand parents had one in their yard. Back in my kid days,I liked the smell of it when in bloom. Miss them and that tree.

[@sharipotter88]

I grew up in Missouri and always felt a connection to this tree.

[@Mymysticmama]

You just look at the Mimosa and know there's something special about it. LOVE YOU so much for what you do/what you offer. Would like to have seen the step of harvesting the bark. Think it's important to show folk how to mindfully strip bark (etc). Otherwise, very excited to make this! Know so many ppl who can benefit from it. Thank you.

[@donyoung7874]

I said the same thing, seeing how the bark is harvested would help a lot. It looks like just gathering sticks and breaking them up. But when I think of bark, I think about peeling branches or something.

[@TrueHelpTV]

This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.

[@ncarrigan71]

I love my mimosa trees. My biggest one is already 15 feet tall and I grew it from a sapling. I have lots of saplings growing to transplant.

[@donnaosgood9959]

I grew up with a yard full of mimosas in southeast texas. We were told the flowers & beans were poison but as kids we strung the beans from the pods to wear as necklaces. None of us died from them after softening the beans in our mouths to poke the stringing needle through!

[@jaxonboys3366]

Anything that makes you feel good and confident, or that heals is labeled or rumored to be poisonous or harmful. Between the government wanting us hating each other and remaining in need and religions being poisoned by said governments. Anytime I see a plant or fungus labeled as poisonous, that is a sign that it is powerful and just needs study to find out, for what, and how to use it. God makes medicine, man makes drugs.

[@RandomCitizen-vl1wi]

Probably got that poison stigma from the fact it naturally creates the highest amount of DMT outside of the human brain. I imagine some animals back in the day were fed this and started hallucinating and this created a “poisoning” stigma when they were just in another dimension

[@YellowTreeB]

Grew up about 30 minutes outside Philadelphia PA and we had these trees in our little town- I always loved them. Then suddenly they were gone I remember asking my mother and her telling me there was a disease. Even at that age I remember thinking “it figures”. Never knew about medicinal use. Thank you for this❤️

[@Justnobody0950]

Reminds me of the old farm I grew up in, in South Alabama. We had a huge Mimosa tree beside our house. I remember climbing up in it when the flowers bloomed and it smelt so good. My grandfather called it the raining tree. Because if you sit under one, you can actually feel droplets of water hitting you. I live just outside of Atlanata now, and there is one just down the road. So Im going today and pick some blooms and get some bark off it to make myself a happy tea tonic. Thanks so much for sharing this. I had no idea.😮❤😮

[@rhodawatkins4516]

This was so interesting and informative about a tree I've loved my whole life, solely for it's beauty, flowers, and their scent. I never thought about it having a medicinal use. I already shared it with a couple of friends and my daughter, and subscribed just to see what other surprises you've got up your sleeve.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Hey thank you so much!!! It really helps get the word out. Glad you learned something new today!

[@rhodawatkins4516]

@LegacyWildernessAcademy As it turns out it was doubly fortunate for me, as one of the friends I sent it to does monthly plant classes, and she texted me back to let me know I was missing the monthly meeting, so I jumped up and made it to the meeting! Good timing.

[@TrueHelpTV]

This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.

[@amandaflippin5368]

I will never get mad at this tree for triggering my allergies again

[@TrueHelpTV]

what you were just shown is how to make ayahuasca and somehow he didn't realize the real "benefit" is this plant is high in a psychoactive called DmT.. be VERY careful

[@Creative_soil]

Awesome information Sir.

[@louiscolborn6715]

The very first tree i climb in was a mimosa but it wasn't until in my early sixties until I realized the flower produces the most pleasant smell on earth. When in bloom leaving and returning I always stop to smell them.

[@Jahtutson]

I just saw a man picking flowers about 10 days ago. I wanted to ask him what he was doing, but I didn't. I was so shocked to see this video. Maybe he saw it 10 days ago when you first posted it 🙂. Thank you!

[@joeledwards3734]

My mom and I have been talking about this plant for the last few days and then you post this today. I guess the earth is telling me I need this tree/herb in my life. Thanks for the great video! Subscribed! On my way to harvest the one in the yard now

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching and subscribing!

[@TrueHelpTV]

This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.

[@anidnmeno]

i love this channel! its nice learning how many plants that are right out back are so useful

[@shk2564]

I grew up with one of these in my backyard and we played in it all the time. I have called them Dr. Seuss trees for 50 years because they remind me of one of the trees in the illustrations from the books he wrote. But I have 11 acres now and they are so invasive I have less love for them now. I’m glad to hear they have a good use. 😊

[@jackimoon8284]

I grew up up climbing these in North Texas! Such a beauty. We used to tickle each others noses with the flowers as children 🥲

[@mschele64]

They bloom a little later here in SW MO-late June/early July through most of August. I haven’t tried using the bark, but the tea from the flowers is lovely. It’s naturally sweet enough to skip any type of sweetener. I have dried a bit of bark and look forward to trying it in the gloomy months of December and January.

[@thirdsamuel6643]

Thank you for this one.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@notmyworld44]

I was raised in subtropical Houston Texas where this plant is common. I was surprised, however, when I moved to northwestern Arkansas (where we have very cold winters) and found it thriving here as well! I never knew it was medicinal until watching this video.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

I was born and raised in the Houston area as well (Conroe, Freeport, Surfside). Glad I could teach you something new today, thanks for watching!

[@birdnird]

Learned to climb trees in a big Houston mimosa. Also learned how to properly use a knife, and used the thinner branches to make fishing poles. The smell of the inner bark is such a nostalgic scent

[@notmyworld44]

@@LegacyWildernessAcademy Pasadena, Deer Park, Channelview for me. 😄👍

[@TrueHelpTV]

This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.

[@kevincrawford7943]

Right on! I love it! Keep it coming!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Will do! Thanks for watching

[@robinsmith5442]

The scent is heavenly!

[@harryv6752]

Sweet! My neighbor's got a few of these trees in their backyard along the fenceline bordering mine and with branches that hang over into my yard. During the spring, I get flowers all over my backyard. Never knew the uses of these flowers. Thanks for the great info! ✌️

[@gendoll5006]

We have two of these in our front yard and they are amazing canopy trees. The blooms smell amazing and they look like something out of a fairy tail when they flowers bloom. They shade a large area, and we like them because they don’t have one trunk but many smaller ones that branch out. So if there’s a storm you don’t have to worry about a huge tree falling on your house. These mimosa trees are definitely invasive and will grow anywhere. Literally. They pop up in gravel, sand, grow in shade, direct sun. We have NC hard red clay and they still grow well.

[@GoodBeets4ME]

In the Amazon there is a medicinal plant known as Bobinsana and it has IDENTICAL flowers. there seems to be 2 (amazonian)types; one with a larger thick shiny leaf and one with leaves very similar to this mimosa. Nature is so cool!

[@Artem-Boytsov-True-Freedom]

Bobinsana was calming to me

[@christinemccoy4471]

How do you harvest the bark?. The one thing needed to see done.

[@PetuniaFigalilly]

I am wondering the same thing

[@TaLeng2023]

Also curious. Maybe they just chop of some branches and take the bark off those, like how cinnamon is harvested?

[@WildBearFoot]

With a knife. In spring the bark slips easily, make a cut and peel downward.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching! I show how to harvest bark in this video at about 13 minutes 30 seconds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGSaiaeQfdyCfpo

[@franimal86]

Just looking at this tree and its flowers swaying in a breeze boosts my mood

[@SueSuebuhroo]

I used to have two humongous trees in my backyard and in the spring time it was so beautiful to be able to look up and see hummingbirds and they smelt so wonderful

[@joshholschuh1847]

My favorite invasive tree

[@DianaHernandez-ok1mz]

We had a small one in our very small yard when I was ingrowing up as an child in Ohio.My mom said it was called A "Japanese sleeping tree'......as a child for me it was so exotic,I didnt think there were many more in Ohio,LOL. I did not know all of these medicinal remedies from mimosa.thankyou for making this video.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

That name Japanese sleeping tree comes from the leaves, which close up at night. Thank you for watching!

[@RandomCitizen-vl1wi]

The tree is also rich in DMT. The chemical your brain creates in REM sleep that gives you dreams. Obviously taking enough DMT or making a strong enough tea from the plant will indeed cause hallucinations or extremely vivid dreams during sleep

[@aylahughes9185]

ahhh yes. one of the best of all plants. love mimosa. god does too. this plant will help feed us and heal us, and will one day be viewed as a manifestation of gods mercy here on earth. mark my words.

[@juniperwool]

I miss this seeing this beautiful tree...I grew up in SC, and now life in WI. Thanks for sharing so much information about it! Very informative.

[@Sarah-cq1vb]

This is absolutely my favorite tree ever. It doesn’t make a lot of trash to clean up the flowers smell amazing it makes excellent shade and when planted purposefully it is so beautiful. We had one in the front yard of my mothers house growing up and have wanted one for years but I live in Alabama and you can’t buy a sapling here because it’s been deemed invasive however a person just a block away from me has one of the largest ones I have ever seen in their yard and I have not seen not one little sapling show up anywhere near my yard in the last five years so I don’t understand how it’s considered invasive

[@fishguru73]

These grow everywhere here in Oklahoma and just the smell is therapeutic. One of the most beautiful things I ever saw was thousands of hummingbirds feeding on a mimosa tree. Didn't even know they would flock together like that.

[@tinkergnomad]

I'm in Northeastern Arizona, but originally from Georgia. Always loved Mimosa trees, and gonna take a crack at growing one out here.

[@elamcb4306]

I planted one in Phoenix 3 years ago but......has died from the heat..... It is my favorite tree.....

[@jefferystube]

There's one next to my house here must outside Palm Springs California. It doesn't get too big and parts of it die back, but it's been here awhile.

[@mortensweet]

With all the heartbreaks 8:21 we have had from so called experts pumping pills to our loved ones. This is the age for us to take control of our ourselves.

[@DuckItHomestead]

Here in Washington we have them all over and the flowers are wonderful for stress and anxiety. They also bloom until mid-August here.

[@kinley.-.]

I grew up loving these trees! As a kid who grew up in the south, i was always climbing one of these trees or sitting in the shade of one! So wonderful to know that this great tree has medicinal properties

[@TrueHelpTV]

This plant is famous for having some of the highest concentrations of easily extractable DmT, a psychoactive compound.. when you make "tea" with the root bark like he's showing.. they call that Ayahuasca.. be VERY careful because this genius just accidentally told everyone to possibly make a psychoactive tea that can last for 12+hours with full blown hallucinations.

[@omgdflea]

plants are nature's pharmaceutical factories. change my mind 😮

[@childersryan91]

I can't wait to try! I have struggled with CPTSD all my life.

[@GnosticElohim]

This might help a little but that's not what you need, you need psilocybin or DMT treatment.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

I hope it helps! Thanks for watching

[@francismarion6400]

​@GnosticElohim Good lord that's a great way to cause a psychotic break in someone.

[@Dovahkiin0117]

@@francismarion6400have you not heard about the therapeutic studies and research involving hallucinogens There’s ketamine therapy nowadays mane Don’t gotta go all out either can pace yourself now 😂

[@ObjectorSnark]

@@GnosticElohim mimosa has one of the highest natural concentrations of the precursors of dmt in the plant kingdom, mainly in the roots.

[@philipfontaine8964]

Good video, informative and just long enough. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching!

[@David-u7o8s]

I have 2 of them. I knew nothing more then that I loved it's flowers. Thank you so much.

[@Sydroo1969]

The smell alone makes me happy. Remembering picking the flowers off trees as a kid and carrying them around. Couldn't stop smelling them. Need to find some perfume with that scent. ❤