Many years later, when it produced cones for the first time, botanists changed their minds and said it was really a Lebanon cedar. All the other Lebanon cedars in the area died, but this one survived, although it lost its top, which is why it's flat. Now, nobody is quite sure what it is. Proceeding down the pathway next to the ditch, the group stopped to examine a fruiting mulberry tree. Tweit said that since this tree was a female, it was probably a volunteer.
Most people plant male trees to try to avoid purple berry stains.
Mulberries are wind pollinators, she said. The males turn loose literally tons of pollen in the spring which stimulates allergic responses in people. Next on the path grew a lovely honey locust tree. Its sweet-smelling flowers hang in bunches like grapes in the spring. This tree takes its common name from honey bees that visit it when it is in bloom.