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    Can you smell Gorse?

    A further thought... What about western gorse Ulex gallii and dwarf furze Ulex minor? Does the sensitivity to their scent vary in the same way as to "big" gorse Ulex europaeus? As I recall I can't smell any of them. Have to wait a bit to try the other two, of course, as they don't flower...
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    Can you smell Gorse?

    Very interesting... If I stuff my face right into a flowering gorse bush I can just smell something vaguely flowery, but that's all. On the other hand, I easily pick up the scent of flowering broom from some distance away. Generally I have a very good sense of smell, which I use a lot when...
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