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Thousands of Bradford pears are in bloom for the next few weeks. But good news: The city has a moratorium on planting new ones on public property.

Some say the trees smell like rotting fish. Other describe the odor as like urine or animal waste. Bradford pear trees are considered malodorous, according to the Spruce, a home and garden site.

You can't miss the sight of those white-flowered trees each spring - or their unpleasant smell either. Here's why they seem to be everywhere.