Another sign of fall - two Asian gentlemen shaking the branches of a gingko tree with rods so that a lady could gather the fruits. Possibly the source of the supplements people take in New York.
I remember the same thing when I lived in DC. Back in the 20's the city planted many of the poorer areas with seed-grown trees...which unlike today meant female trees were planted. When I lived there in the late 80's the city was constantly trying to rip them out due to the mess and smell the rotting fruit made outside of alt and Asian neighborhoods. Cheers, Pat
I witnessed the gathering ong Ginko nuts in Philly as well as here. Your post inspired me to go find information about the nuts. This Gourmet article (besides being eye-rollingly pretentious as only New Yorkers seem to pull off) satisfies my curisity about the process: http://www.gourmet.com/food/2008/11/gingko-nuts .
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When I lived there in the late 80's the city was constantly trying to rip them out due to the mess and smell the rotting fruit made outside of alt and Asian neighborhoods.
Cheers,
Pat
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Again I am glad to have almost no sense of smell. They're pretty trees and pretty fruits.
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