When
– The bracha should preferably be made in the month of Nissan (up until and including the first day of Rosh Chodesh Iyar)
– Some say it can be made in Iyar too but it’s not preferable
– The bracha can be said at night as long as the buds can be seen
– The bracha can be made through a window too
– There’s a disagreement if the bracha can be made on Shabbos
– The bracha should be made the first time the tree is seen
– There’s a disagreement if the bracha can be made after not making it the first time the tree was seen. One can rely on lenient opinions to make a bracha.
– The ultimate is to make the bracha with a minyan. Minhag is that it’s made even without a minyan
What type of tree
– Some say the bracha should be made on two trees. Minhag is to make even on one tree.
– The ultimate is to make the bracha on a tree outside of the city. Minhag is to make it on a tree inside the city.
– The tree must be fruit bearing
– The fruit actually has to start growing fruit or at least flowers
– If the fruits are already ripe then the bracha can’t be made
– Preferable not to make the bracha on a tree of Orlah
– The bracha can’t be made on a grafted tree
– It’s debatable if a bracha can be made on a tree in a flower pot. If it has a hole in the bottom of the pot then a bracha can be made.
Locations in Far RockawAy/Lawrence to make birkas Ilanos??
1148 Virginia St Far Rockaway three cherry trees
In front of house?
42 Stevens place, in Lawrence
Multiple peach trees in the front of our home