Does the blessing over blossoming trees apply to all trees, or only to fruit-bearing trees?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah rules that the blessing applies specifically to fruit-bearing trees in blossom — not to leaves alone and not to ornamental (non-fruit) trees.
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When during the year may the blessing over blossoming fruit trees be recited?
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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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