Golden Gingkos In Autumn

Beautiful photos, as usual, Fran.

Ginkgos apparently are so hardy that a few survived the atomic blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Beautiful shots, Fran. I have always liked the shape of the Gingko leaves.

What I don't like is the smell of those stink berries. Have you smelled them? Putrid. Vomitous. Poo-rific.

Ginkgos are magnificent trees and are living fossils. The species goes back 270 million years.

One must be careful when planting the tree. There are male and female trees and you DO NOT want a female version as the smell of the fallen berries is said to be like "rancid butter" or feces.

The tree grows very large, specimens to 50 meters.

Cary

Gingko trees were planted throughout my college campus. Each fall, every classroom would stink because the berries were all over the bottom of everyone's shoes. It was pretty comical looking at everyone's faces as they were trying to figure out what was causing the offending smell. Silly female stinko Gingkos.

I don't think you can differentiate between a male and female until they flower so you have to ensure you are getting a male cultivar when buying one.

Right you are, Tudlow!

And there are many fine nurseries that will insure you get what you want! Here's one pretty close:

Orange Garden Supply
973-418-6820

(on Dodd Street)

I've never really understood why people don't take the time to carefully pick out the trees they are going to be planting. There's sooooo much info available! And aside from the cost for the tree, there's the care over the years!

By the way, our town arborist is a great source of info!