When during the year may the blessing over blossoming fruit trees be recited?
Synopsis
The Mechaber specifies Nisan as the time for this blessing, but the Mishnah Berurah clarifies that Nisan is merely typical in warm climates and the blessing applies whenever one first sees blossoming fruit trees, regardless of month.
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Does the blessing over blossoming trees apply to all trees, or only to fruit-bearing trees?
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How many times per year may the blessing over blossoming trees be recited?
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If one delayed reciting the blessing until after the fruit had grown on the trees, may one still recite it?
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May one recite the blessing retroactively if one did not recite it at the moment of first seeing the blossoming trees?
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Is the blessing over blossoming trees actually practiced, or is it commonly neglected?
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