Wood turning the tree that smells like (*REDACTED*) | inVASEive species

[@F.o.s.t.e.r.]

As a midwesterner, it is absolutely outcompeting native trees here.

[@bustedkeaton]

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[@F.o.s.t.e.r.]

​@@bustedkeatonyup, that's why I stated it.

[@KickButtkiss]

Autumn olive is becoming a big problem here in northern Missouri.

[@F.o.s.t.e.r.]

@@KickButtkiss the only way I've found to manage it is; in the spring cut it a couple feet above the ground and mark it with florescent spray paint. During autumn, use a dabber on the cut stems.

[@ShizaruBloodrayne]

suburbanism is a mental disease I swear...

[@jeanlong4285]

We are one of the states offering replacement trees for the Bradford pear. I have found there can be some great colors in the wood and it can make a beautiful bowl.

[@inwe2102]

Our state does too and the trees are always gone before I can get one. 😢

[@Vereynique]

NC gives 3 to 1 replacement

[@reubendaly827]

Thank you so much for the shoutout, it means a ton to my mom and i, and i absolutely love how the piece turned out! But you did give me a curse, because now i see the trees everywhere, all the street trees that arent honey locust are bradford pear 😂

[@m.berelli]

Does your mom have a site I can lookup?

[@SamuelVanceMusic]

That’s punny

[@ParagonQuille]

That's mega cool! Tell your mom a stranger on the internet said her artform is incredible :D

[@reubendaly827]

@@ParagonQuille i absolutely will! Thank you!

[@topicvideosguy]

Wild honey locusts have massive thorns several inches long but I'd still rather plant one of those in my yard than a cum tree

[@brianmckeever5280]

"Smells like something else." Too funny.

[@FurryTherianWoofWoof]

First thought- the C U M tree 😂

[@joshebbin2381]

Stinky stinky c U m tree

[@miniature_marie1534]

We have a bunch of these on my university campus and as soon as these suckered bloom we all call it C U M tree season.

[@karldoesstuffYT]

​@@WanderingMiqomaybe its more of like how it smells if you don't clean it up

[@Just_A_Guy_Here.]

Wasn't surprised a furry made this comment : |

[@beaurobbins3508]

This was a great video. We wouldn't have gotten nearly as much details if you made this a short video! Keep it up, and people will come for the long videos!

[@xavierhuc2125]

Like hell we will! This channel really helped me with getting back to long-form content.

[@amberbydreamsart5467]

as apparently your only longform-only video viewer, i appreciate more series in longform!!

[@EmpressLizard81]

Make that two of us! (Probably more, based on likes.) I'll watch shorts, but I vastly prefer the long-form videos! I recognize they take more work, but I'm very happy for them!

[@mannurse7421]

My thoughts? I resent those landscaping lists that only want trees that don’t have any bit of wildness. Not too messy not too tall not too unpredictable. Bradford pear is an attempt at making a plastic plant before plastic was invented.

[@TheDressageAddict]

I will watch any long form content you put out! You are definitely a comfort channel. Your humor is so good and I share in the love of trees.

[@osmium7738]

Oooh, KZbin served me a real nice niche channel today. Tasteful wood turning AND teaching me about biology? Instant subscribe.

[@madtownluthier3325]

Welcome! I had the same experience

[@yasup9442]

Thankfully these are only common in HOA territories in my area and I think that's because we really love our native pine trees.

[@d4r4butler74]

Thank you for doing a series on the invasive species. AND for giving alternatives to them.

[@Chipswoodworking]

Loving this series so far, and using a crotch bit of wood for this vase got me thinking about all the crotch oak logs I have just sitting in the shop. Might be time to batch out a few vases. I haven't had the pleasure of turning any Bradford Pear, but if I see any logs I might pick one up the wood just looks really nice and clean when finished.

[@Justinthetrees]

It’s honestly a delight to turn! Really recommend it

[@patricioiasielski8816]

Here in Buenos Aires we have a simmilar problem with the chinese privet (Ligustrum lucidum), it was planted everywhere around the city and fields for its resistance, it does not loose the leaves in winter so they keep shade and privacy, has nice flowers and does not get too big; but the seeds are loved by birds and the poop in a purple colour that stains absolutely everything and it has become an agressive invasive that displaced many other native trees and shrubs. Great content man! thanks

[@redmadness265]

Yeah, I'm always uprooting those from our yard. They have tough deep roots so you can't usually just pull them out and they're difficult to kill

[@Meg_Davis]

Chinese privet is the worst.

[@evanlucas8914]

At the end you mentioned "serviceberry" that's my sleeper agent phrase right there. I'm currently growing some service berry (also called June berry) seedlings. They are hearty native trees that produce edible fruit. The berries are delicious and similar to the blueberry or huckleberry in flavor. Also they don't drop a ton of fruit litter because the birds love them just as much as people do. So much so it's a competition between me and the birds on who can pick the most fruit from the trees which I took my current batch of seedlings from. They and their similar cultivars are also native across much of the contiguous US. So please plant serviceberries.

[@brunobucciaratiswife]

dude I ADORE service berries. Nobody knows about them here so I get them all to myself

[@BeTeeEl]

I wish this series got more views. I’m new to the channel but it’s my absolute favorite. I work with biocontrol of invasive species. Specifically Brazilian pepper and Chinese tallow.

[@braefarquhar]

When I was a kid growing up in Santa Fe NM, My elementary school had these trees everywhere. Since my friends and I were young and didn't know the name of this tree, we called them the stinky dead fish trees. Once you smell the flowers, No one wants to be outside because of the stench.

[@maxj9204]

Great idea for a series. Also good call on the longer form video imo, i am absolutely here for the full fat invasive species infodump.

[@wesleyhochstetler5144]

I absolutely love your videos Justin. I for one could sit for hours watching your videos. It saddens me deeply that you don't get enough recognition for the incredible work you do. Keep up the great work and blessings to you my friend.

[@freeble_]

I was surprised that a log with greener wood would crack more! That’s some neat science!! I also experience some smelly tree blossoms on my campus, so when I go back to school I’ll have to find out what tree that was!!

[@nollypolly]

Another tree that smells similar is mountain ash (rowan). They were all over my apartment complex as a kid and they smelled so bad. (so fishy!) We loved the fruit though as they made perfect ammo for pea shooting lol.

[@steerclear3209]

The inVASEive videos are some of my favorite long form videos!

[@amberbydreamsart5467]

does honeysuckle get big enough to do an episode on? I think it's valuable to learn about invasives that have become ubiquitous most of all, and honeysuckle definitely fits in that category

[@EmpressLizard81]

​@AFishCrow it would be a pain in the ass, but I wonder if he could compress some into a container and set it with resin to make a "log".🤔 While we're at it.. **drops off a whole state of kudzu.**

[@BabalonNuit]

Lonicera is a medicinal herb in China, you see it in MANY preparations, especially those dealing with colds and respiratory stuff.

[@combak2712]

I’ve seen some pretty big honeysuckle trees in my part of the Ohio River Valley, so I think so. Over here it’s a bush variety of honeysuckle, which I thought was a tree when I was growing up.

[@christineg8151]

@@AFishCrow Some varieties of honeysuckle are native, but the ones that seem to be taking over in my area are definitely invasive (Amur/bush honeysuckle.) Sadly, anyway. I have definitely seen recipes for honeysuckle jam. I haven't tried them, because the honeysuckle that shows up in my yard isn't particularly fragrant, so I assume they're not particularly tasty either. Which seems unfair, honestly. If you're going to take over my yard, you could at least have the decency to smell, taste, or look good. Unfortunately, they're nearly scentless, large green blobs that take over everything. This is especially annoying because I grew up in the Southern US, so I know exactly how intoxicatingly sweet honeysuckle *can* be. There used to be some that grew up across the street from my house in Tennessee, beautiful red/yellow/orange flowers that you could smell from 30 yards away. Now, I get boring white flowers that I can barely smell if I stick my face in them, and they are a pain to get rid of, but want to get into EVERYTHING in my yard.

[@venassis7749]

Who's not here?

[@melimsah]

Dunno but we miss them

[@TheDressageAddict]

So sad. Missing them so much.

[@T1tv315]

Yeah i miss them so sad 😢

[@Slobrojoe]

Thanks for missing me so much guys. Appreciate it

[@Desert-Dweller]

Not me, I'm not not here.

[@ColourBlindSpy]

Love seeing this series get a full, longform, video. Really interesting stuff!

[@skippykay599]

It’s funny, I worked at a botanical garden over the summer once that specialized in native plants, maybe 75-80% of the plants are native. Now, whenever I see a plant in my town that doesn’t resemble anything I saw in the gardens, I can safely assume it’s invasive

[@Ölðerøsé]

non native ≠ invasive

[@ANinjasEerierEnemy]

Privet, please! I see so many volunteer palms, privets and pepper trees coming up everywhere and taking over. We can add them to the "invasive trees that start with P" list!

[@bookgirl2702]

Yes! I volunteer at a local nature preserve once a week and 9 times out of 10 our assignment is “cut back and rip up as much privet as you can in 2 hours.” Hate that stuff

[@Greentrees60]

I absolutely adore this video, but I really wish you'd use the playlist function on your channel more! You have so many cool ongoing series, and I'd love to be able to see each one in its entirety rather than searching through all the videos!

[@ben3243]

My favourite KZbinr’s back again, thank you for another wonderful video. I truly and genuinely look forward to every one.

[@Demonhunter179]

I'm glad you mentioned that you mentioned that it's not considered invasive everywhere and recommended planting native trees with examples. My only recommendation is to have people go to a local nursery for information and not google for what's native, invasive, and what generally does well for your area.

[@kyleives8282]

We just removed one of these from our backyard to keep it from shading out a maple tree. I saw (and smelled) its flowers last spring and knew it had to go! Inspired to try my hand at woodturning with the logs we saved!

[@507718]

i love working with bradford pear, ive left a few to season before turning them and the wood has a much deeper brown color, like a mix of amber and light chocolate. I does crack in some of the oddest ways, which is nice for any decorative application. in a town I used to live in the city had planted these in little parklets and ginkgo trees along the street, a tree whose fruits smell like dog turds, lets just say that spring and early summer were not particularly pleasant when it came to smells.

[@jcjcjones33]

I love your content so much. I grew up woodworking and building furniture. Now all I have time for is 1 or 2 protects in the winter. I love your info about each species and the general outdoorsey feel of your production. Great work!

[@unexeous5918]

Great video! I absolutely prefer longform to youtube shorts. This video was way more informative, The fact about the smell coming as a result from being pollinated by flies. I know it'd probably be hard to turn into a vase, but I'd love a video on buckthorn! It's a real problem where I live and all across the midwest

[@edwinbear7065]

Yeah I grew up in Ohio, and because it's the first to flower in the spring, each spring it visibly demonstrates just HOW invasive it is. All the hillsides as far as you can see are SIGNIFICANTLY covered in bradfords. The short lifespan doesn't seem to keep it down. They're EVERYWHERE.

[@bluewales73]

These trees are always chosen when it's more important that there be good pictures of an area than for people to like living there

[@azerial]

I enjoyed this full length video. Thank you.

[@jetblackbiovuac]

We had a Bradford pear in front of our house growing up--every townhouse in the neighborhood did. One by one over the years we watched them all come down in storms or because our neighbors didn't want the risk. By the time my dad moved, ours was the last one standing. Somehow it made it to its thirties!

[@karam87601]

You're one of my favorite creators on ytb, your wholesomeness, enthusiasm and love of nature are truly inspiring and I'm always looking forward to your next videos

[@walrusbyte263]

I moved to Columbus, Ohio last year and it seems like every other tree here is a bradford pear. I especially noticed them now that it's spring, because those white blossoms are all along every highway. They look pretty, but it is sad to think that they're invasive. The other one there's a ton of here is bush honeysuckle. Not sure if you can make a vase out of that, but it'd be a good one to cover if you can

[@Bilbobobpie]

Nice, what part? I grew up in Hilliard

[@walrusbyte263]

@@Bilbobobpie Dublin. Not too far from there!

[@cuttwice3905]

If you try hard enough you can make baskets from the stems of English Ivy, an invasive plant if ever there was one.

[@NeighborhoodOfBlue]

The color on that wood is beautiful!

[@kidsto2612]

What good timing, saw one of your shorts and decided to catch up on your videos when I saw this recently posted.

[@MutilatedByLove]

Is it possible they didn’t used to smell? We had these all over the place when I was a kid and no smell memories about them. But when I was a teen they planted a new median with them and that’s the first time I smelled them 😊

[@PanEtRosa]

nah, NYT was lying to promote the tree

[@selmiespot]

in my experience, its always been a stinky bastard. when i was in grade school there was a bradford pear at the end of my street where id wait for the bus every morning, and i still remember how awful the stench was

[@jacobflack7747]

The longer videos helps to have better opportunities to educate folks about Invasive species

[@BYLRPhil]

I will only ever watch your stuff on KZbin. Thank you for posting here!

[@sunshinesmiles5386]

Luckily in my city, most of the streets are lined with lovely white flowing trees that smell amazing! Every so often, I go on walks, enjoying the aroma, then suddenly pull a face as I walk past a Bradford pear that got snuck in to the lineup. Blegh!

[@sleepiestgf]

here in northern Kentucky Bradfords are absolutely everywhere (along highways, anywhere native trees are cleared they rush in and take over) and it's worse every year. the stink is bad, but I'm also horribly allergic to them. I'm glad we're finally starting to crack down on them

[@christineg8151]

I read somewhere that part of the reason for the rising allergies to Bradford pears and other similar flowering ornamentals is because we primarily plant the male trees because that's how you get the non-fruiting trees, with lots of flowers. Of course, the male trees are also the ones that produce lots of pollen. So, you plant large numbers of trees that give off lots of pollen, then follow up by not planting any female trees, so you don't have anything to help take all of that pollen out of the air. Basically, a double-whammy of pollen with no relief.

[@paulinammarie]

I cannot tell you how much I love this channel and all these little series

[@wreagin1]

Great video, great series

[@melimsah]

I LOVE this series and can't wait to see more

[@jennifersmithson3557]

Just discovered your channel! I think the shorts are a great way to discover new content you wouldn't normally see. I would never have searched for invasive trees or plants, but now I've discovered a new interest. I'm glad there was a longer video to accompany the short I ran across. I enjoyed your video very much. I found it quite informative while still being entertaining. I never knew any of this. Who knew even trees get "pretty privilege" lol. Honestly Ive always thought they were so pretty when planted in lines going up a long drive. I live in TN and they are EVERYWHERE! Now I know what the smell is, and why i see so many split nearly in half anytime we have a stiff breeze...its a shame that they have so many negative qualities, they are so pretty.

[@brianfrommilwaukee]

Commenting to boost the algorithm. Great series! Love the long format videos.

[@kristincimmerer8310]

Awesome video! Id love to see this series continue and learn more about invasive plants.

[@seaborgium919]

They're in full bloom here. I was driving home yesterday and saw a huge patch of smaller trees along the side of the highway.

[@pingu-camper322]

I always wandered about this tree thanks you for educating me about it

[@one-barwarlord8280]

I recently found your videos, and they are so chill, I really enjoy the vibe, learning about nature.

[@danielhickmott5800]

Wow! That’s a viscous bite wound. 😮 Caesar’s a pro and loves the dogs and their owners or he wouldn’t do what he does. Most dachshunds I’ve seen needed this lesson. 🫷🏼

[@crochetbrochet]

I've missed the long form videos! I am very glad you are able to come back and work on them, glad you're back, hope you're feeling better, and hope these videos take off one billion times further than before! Had to pop here after seeing the short form vid! Glad this tree made it to a long form video!!

[@chattyotter]

I’m always here for any form of content you make though I get particularly excited for long form videos🌳

[@TechnoNeko94]

I graduated HS in 2014 and I walked to and from the building. Those trees lined the whole parking lot and I have hated the smell of these trees ever since. I had no idea what they were until today. The worst of it was when it rained, I could smell those trees from 6 blocks away and I always described the smell as moldy grilled chicken that's been sitting in the sun.

[@katherineallgeier41]

I love the longer, more in-depth videos, your passion for the subject shines so brightly! I'm glad you took the risk, keep it coming!

[@stevenb7319]

I love learning about trees and wood from your channel.

[@leya2603]

I really like full length videos, thank for for continuing to make videos like these on your platform :)

[@CatSizedPuma]

Looks nice. I always thought it smelled like fish, as a kid I thought it smelled horrible, but nowadays I just find it nostalgic since we had one in our front yard.

[@cherribee9]

They are such beautiful vases! I love your work and the education that comes with it ☺️ thank you and never stop doing what you’re doing!

[@ThePickledStories]

I just love this series. And the craftsmanship is just beautiful to watch. Love from India!

[@arianamakar7096]

I grew up in a neighborhood that had those trees in front of every single house. It was to learn about them! Love the video !

[@rdmages]

Always love seeing your full length videos.

[@missizzy1886]

The moment you said "invasive tree species" this was the first one that came to my mind. I had a friend that had a small callery pear tree in her front yard. when it rained you could smell the flowers from ten feet away

[@Maliccy]

You make wood a very interesting and entertaining topic! Love these videos!

[@mrbfros454]

This is great. Your videos are always really well done. Keep up the good work!

[@potassiumfeldspar]

I appreciate the long term videos! I am learning so much about trees

[@menthalightfoot4948]

I didn't realize that it wasn't until the 20th century that the Bradford pear became so popular. I would have assumed it was in the 19th century, following on the back of other hits such as the introduction of the European Starling and the English Sparrow. I learned a lot from this!

[@violetskies14]

The sad thing is here in the UK where Starlings are native they're under threat due to sharp breeding decline in the 60s. We've messed with nature so much. I have some living in my gutter and it's illegal to mess with them, though you can pay for a service to relocate them. But I don't mind them and they're on the opposite side to the drain so not causing much of a problem and I'm just going to leave them until the chicks are full grown, then clear the nest out when they leave.

[@iceking2685]

please upload more longform!!!! I really enjoy all the facts and the clips of actual wood turning aswell.

[@robertgrieco8035]

Scotch Broom and Gorse both grow to turnable sizes on the Oregon coast if you’re ever out that way. You could visit the Bandon Gorse Blossom festival

[@evanuphil]

Engagement! 🌲🌳🌴

[@Monkebs45]

Ooh that’s cool! Love the final piece and excited to see what’s going to finally do some good next!

[@Annie_Annie__]

This was fascinating. They don’t appear to have caught on in my area (likely the climate is suited to them), so I wasn’t even aware of them. It popped up in my feed 3 weeks late, but I’m glad I finally made it.

[@coreyevans835]

I'm actually about to turn some Bradford pear myself! My parents had several planted around my childhood home when the house was built and sure enough, 30 years later they're all gone. I plan on making bowls out of the log I salvaged from the burn pile.

[@genevavaughn2162]

I planted one of these trees in my back yard 10 years ago not knowing what I was doing. I was going for the beauty, being ignorant of the trouble they can cause. I live in central Arkansas. I am a pyrography artist so I may just cut it down and allow it to develop some spalting and see what I can make with it. It has grown very tall because the much bigger trees caused it to shoot straight up for more sun light so it has not developed large branches like you may typically see. Btw….I really enjoy your videos. I am always looking to learn as much as possible about different species of wood.

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

I'm so happy happy happy to see a longer video of your work on the Tube because I don't have Instagram or twitter or any of those I only have KZbin and I absolutely love watching you wood work and your other content like that food side and the knitting and anything else you do because you do it with humour, respect and integrity. I also love learning about the trees and the things you can do with them or use them for so I would gladly watch any video of you, the longer the better specially if it includes a short of your doggy 😊

[@kristyjnh]

I love learning about trees from you!

[@bDwS27]

Awesome video! Super glad you decided to make this long format!

[@F001s_ERR4ND]

Excited for future installments of this series :)

[@leah__gail]

I just sneezed then scrolled upon this…Figures…Making me sneeze through the internet too! 😂😂 Hate those things.

[@ethansmurthwaite7802]

Love your videos man! I’m studying for the ISA exam right now and it’s so cool how much bigger the tree scene is than I thought! Subscribed :)

[@johnmulder3204]

I grew up in Maryland and my family had one or two of these and some of my neighbors had many more. Every single hurricane at least one in my neighborhood came down including one that hit my house but thankfully did little damage. We replaced it with a nice maple that’s still standing

[@MintyX734]

Thank you for the informative video! I'm glad to finally have a name to the tree my parents planted the year I was born (my siblings got nicer ones like weeping cherries and plum trees, haha). I've long wondered why they stink and hearing the flies buzzing around it in the spring makes so much sense, as well as why it suddenly and badly broke in a minor storm last year. So many things I never knew! The vase came out beautifully ✨

[@kglax10]

Love this new series! Keep it up.

[@kylinor3025]

I moved to a place that has these trees less than a year ago and I have noticed some weird smells as spring approaches 🤔 Sauteed mushrooms (with an unsettling emphasis on the mushrooms) is one I've been noticing in a place that has some pretty big trees. It might be unrelated but it's still interesting. Anyway, it was nice to learn more from this video 👀👍

[@justinkasulka7499]

As others have mentioned, ligustrum would be a good one to explore. Terribly invasive in Central Texas - they pop up in the greenbelt areas and out compete the native yaupons and mountain laurels (and the nandina are spreading a lot too). Another could be the Chinese Parasol Tree (Firmiana simplex). Those spread pretty badly as well.

[@veeeevs]

I’m in Central Europe, worked at a preschool with a big yard, the back of which was lined with these guys. I spent a whole season searching for what died in the bushes. It took me a good long while to figure out it was ✨flowers✨

[@MaxG628]

Woodworking, city planning, horticulture, and a great pun? Subscribed.

[@BruceJennersUterus]

Awesome video!

[@madisonstratton]

Absolutely wonderful video!! Bradford Pears being polluted by flies makes so much sense

[@Notzen238]

Love your content, Justin. I drive my kid crazy on hikes by going on about the trees, so finding your content was like coming home. Also,love this effort to highlight invasive species. Here on the East Coast, we have the Japanese maple…a truly beautiful tree that just shouldn’t be here and is now showing up in forests.

[@KP7670]

Thanks for this info! I recently moved to a suburban area and had never heard of this tree before. Now they are everywhere. I had no idea why such a stinky tree was so popular. Now I know

[@vinnipolicastro5683]

My sister passed away in 2007 and one of the school administrators that knew my mom organized a memorial tree for her to be planted at the school. It is a Bradford pear tree and it is very beautiful and I don’t even mind the smell at all. Idk if it’s just the association with that or what but I’ve never minded it.

[@swagginfarmer]

I love the long form stuff. Thank you.

[@mads4850]

Amen! I grew up in Draper and they lined every street in my neighborhood. Not only did they give me horrible allergies, but they also stink.

[@dr_rowby.scramble]

Draper, Utah? Cause if so preach it!

[@mads4850]

@@dr_rowby.scramble yep!