[Avodah] Birkat HaIlanot

[Gershon Dubin]

From: "Shoshana L. Boublil" toramada at bezeqint.net
> So, I did some research (using the internet) and apparently it is
> true. All the trees of shiv'at HaMinim: olive, date, pomegranate, grape,
> figs, they all blossom in Nissan. So, if anyone can send me a picture
> of one of these trees in flower, I would greatly appreciate it.

Two can play the Internet research game:
    Fig Blossoms
    
    Fig trees do not bloom like other fruit trees that have highly visible
    blossoms. While fig trees do produce flowers, they are very small,
    and enclosed in a structure called the synconium. The synconium is
    green and resembles a small fig in shape.

    Read more: When a Fig Tree Does Not Blossom | eHow.com
    http://www.ehow.com/facts_7283746_fig-tree-not-blossom.html#ixzz1IlhlsoYw
    
That is apparently contradicted by Chavakuk 3:17

Gershon
gershon.dubin at juno.com