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What is that smell in the air?

junglegalfla

By junglegalfla
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junglegalfla Veteran

junglegalfla

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Every so often here in St. Pete a scent wafts through the air. To me, it smells like cold McDonald's french fries. I know I'm strange.  :P

It was heavy at my work 7 miles away and is still in the air here at home.

I'm guessing it is some weed, palm or plant that is blooming. Am I crazy or has anyone else ever smelled this & know what it could be?  ???

Bren in South St. Pete Florida

MattyB Grand Master

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Bren, is there a McDonalds near you?  :)

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

junglegalfla Veteran

junglegalfla

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GAH..I knew that was coming  :P  

Matty,

There is a McDonald's near everyone. I guess it may be a local thing.

Bren in South St. Pete Florida

MattyB Grand Master

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Just trying to debunk the ghost smells. ;)

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

junglegalfla Veteran

junglegalfla

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Well most ghost smells we blame on the dogs but in this case, it seemed to be the whole county  :D  :D  :D  :D

Bren in South St. Pete Florida

fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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Isn't Centcom out near you?? :D

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

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junglegalfla Veteran

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fastfeat,

Ah yeah I was stationed at Macdill for 8 yrs not too long ago so I can't blame it on that .. :P didn't hear about a biofuel plant near here either so I am still perplexed! The smell is distant now but between 4-7 pm it was THERE.

Bren in South St. Pete Florida

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The flowers of the Melaleuca (Paperbark) tree- Melaleuca quinquenervia, and others in the genus have a very strong boiled potato smell.  They are blooming here on the East coast now.

Not the leaves-they smell a little like Camphor when crushed.

Merritt Island, Florida 32952

28º21'06.15"N 80º40'03.75"W

Zone 9b-10a

4-5 feet above sea level

Four miles inland

No freeze since '89...Damn!-since 2nd week of Jan., 2010

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Old Ned!

Nice to meet you!

And, you're right about that smell!

I checked it out in an industrial park near here.

Phew!  Got  hungry . . .

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Bren

Don't suppose carob trees grow in Florida but the scent you describe reminds of the funky/musky smell of their "flushing" inflorescences [some compare it to Limburger cheese  :laugh: .   There's a giant carob next to my place that fills the air when the pods open

Los Angeles/Pasadena

34° 10' N   118° 18' W

Elevation: 910'/278m

January Average Hi/Lo: 69F/50F

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I'd bet Ned's got it right...

Happ--

That's one stench I don't miss from CA, though our garbage dumps come close!

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

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Ned,

I think you may be right! We have a ton of Melaleuca in Pinellas county.

Thank you!!!  :D

Happ,

Thankfully no carob trees that I know of  :P I'll take old french fries to limburger ANY day!!

Bren in South St. Pete Florida

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Hi Bren,

It's definitely paperbark (aka punk trees). I have a bunch of them in my backyard and also found out I'm allergic to them.

Aloha, JungleGina

Zone 9b, Sunny Sarasota, Florida

MattyB Grand Master

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What an interesting thread; a plant id through smell.  hmmm :P

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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I'm just glad I wasn't losing my mind. The smell is back tonight and I did walk out to the alley and pin pointed the culprit 40' outside my back door. In my opinion, another valid reason to get rid of them. Blech.

I'm allergic to them as well, likely why I am so sensitive to their odor. Dave if this smell makes you hungry, I have to ask..are you Irish?  :P

Bren in South St. Pete Florida

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I think some legume trees produce a scent. I always smell soething at night in summer in SoFL, maybe from Delonix or Bauhinia. I smell it around here at times. Today I trimmed some Bauhinia and caught the smell.

Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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