My sister in California asked me something odd...

[Archae]

She has a crabapple tree in her backyard that has flowers that smell like cat piss.

Anyone know anything about this?

[bluedigger]

1. Wasn't me.

I was at Dunkin Donuts, getting coffee and a glazed.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Cats are peeing in your sister's crabapple tree?

[Betsy Ross]

4. Is she also growing catnip?

That totally smells like cat urine.

[sigmasix]

5. we had a crab apple tree

the apples didnt smell like cat piss though- smelled like green apples. Maybe her tree has some sort of disease?

[Earth_First]

6. Does this particular tree bloom white flowers?

The hawthorn and crab apple are within the same family, and the hawthorn when in bloom has a disagreable fishy ordor.

I would suggest that maybe it was the fruit fermenting, however this cannot be the case if the tree is in bloom.

Are there evergreen or boxwoods nearby? These are known to give off pungent urine/ammonia-like smells to them...

[talkingmime]

7. That's actually a good description of how crabapple flowers smell.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. For a few days a year, I think it's pear trees that give off a smell that only a Gyno can handle.