News, Smell has some cities ripping out ginkgo trees. (cat, violet, front yard)
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IOWA CITY, Iowa – The ginkgo tree is renowned for its hardiness, surviving everything from road salt to an atomic bomb, but it may be undone by another trait — it reeks.
"It's pretty disgusting," said Jan Schneider, an office manager in downtown Iowa City whose business has a ginkgo out front.
Smell has some cities ripping out ginkgo trees - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091005/ap_on_re_us/us_stinky_trees - broken link)
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The ginkgo tree is renowned for its hardiness, surviving everything from road salt to an atomic bomb, but it may be undone by another trait — it reeks.
"It's pretty disgusting," said Jan Schneider, an office manager in downtown Iowa City whose business has a ginkgo out front.
Smell has some cities ripping out ginkgo trees - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091005/ap_on_re_us/us_stinky_trees - broken link)
I've got a friend who has a Ginko Tree in his front yard. It's a beautiful tree. But part of the year his yard smells like one giant pile of cat poop.
For that reason alone I'll never have a Ginko in my yard.
I've got a friend who has a Ginko Tree in his front yard. It's a beautiful tree. But part of the year his yard smells like one giant pile of cat poop.
For that reason alone I'll never have a Ginko in my yard.
It's only the fruit that smells bad, and only the female trees produce it. Gingkos are beautiful trees, just make sure you only buy males. A reputable nursery will know which ones to sell you.
Last edited by sarahkate_m; 10-08-2009 at 02:52 PM..
Reason: saw answers to question & came back (-;
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