Rav Chaim Kanievsky, the Chazon Ish and the Blossoming Tree
Asked whether the Chazon Ish skipped Birchas Ilanos, Rav Chaim Kanievsky recalls the walk when the Chazon Ish told him to make the beracha.
I heard that the Chazon Ish didn’t recite Birchas Ilanos. Is that true?
No. The Chazon Ish and I were once walking, and I saw a blossoming fruit tree from afar. I asked the Chazon Ish if I should recite a beracha, and he said that I should. He didn’t recite the beracha because he couldn’t see the tree.