I remember very well Acacias, as well as the Lilacs (Flieder), not to speak
of the Chestnut trees (Kastanien Baeume) from the time we lived there. I
didn't know the Acacias were imported
Yosef Eshet
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Taylor" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
To: "Hardy Breier" <hardy3_at_bezeqint.net>
Cc: "Czernowitz-L_at_cornell" <czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Acacia
> Acacias, imported from north America, were planted all over Czernowitz,
> Now we reap the results of this folly. This is a very invasive tree
> species,
> it produces seeds by the thousands, new shoots come up from its roots,
> it has very sharp thorns and the stumps of cut trees decay very slowly.
> Not every plant which smells good is worth planting.
>
> Mimi
> On Jul 29, 2015, at 3:52 AM, Hardy Breier wrote:
>
>> http://flowerinfo.org/wp-content/gallery/acacia-flowers/acacia-
>> flower-10.jpg
>>
>> In spring the acacia blossomed.
>> The air was like perfume.
>> We ate the small white leaves from the tree.
>> You could also put them in jars with alcohol.
>> Or make confiture of all sorts.
>> In a short time the flowers fell off making a white carpet.
>> Then the leaves turned brown.
>> Th magic was over .
>>
>> Hardy
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