Submitted by MegaPollux t3_yfj6gb in mildlyinteresting
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JumpinJojoBeans t1_iu3r709 wrote
Yeah, I have two of them in my yard. They have fan-like leaves. Unfortunately mine are past the golden leaf stage!
Fun fact: the tree is either male or female, unlike most trees which have both 'parts.' The female trees have putrid smelling fruits.
EvlMinion t1_iu620ef wrote
I'll bet it looks incredible with the sun behind it! The neighbors across my back yard had a pair of maples that turned a similar color and the sun coming through the leaves was amazing.
suid t1_iu6unyj wrote
Gosh, yes. We had a few in my old neighborhood.
My dog decided one day that they made great treats, and gorged on them. She was sick for the next 3 days, throwing up all over the place.
er15ss t1_iu3snne wrote
And then drops all its leaves in one day. My favorite fall tree. Unique leaf shape too!
CLShirey t1_iu3ouit wrote
I bet it glows in the sunsgine! It's beautiful.
OfCourseIKnowHim t1_iu3s3si wrote
It’s not sunshine, it’s the light of Laurelin, the Golden Tree of Aman!
zacao_x t1_iu3tuqs wrote
hope you have the nuts and they make excellent soup
CronoTS t1_iu4a6uw wrote
Beautiful tree. The leaves stand for friendship if i am not mistaken. Classical german author Goethe wrote about it. A lot of those trees at Weimar, where Goethe lived.
RaiseMoreHell t1_iu51xtq wrote
This is my favorite color of yellow! I know of a few streets that have a ton of ginkgoes and when they lose their leaves the whole street looks like it’s made of gold and it’s so beautiful.
weiirdredditorr t1_iu3p15n wrote
Or cheese, i know what id choose
yatzhie04 t1_iu3r4dc wrote
Gingko Baloba? Isn't that the name of the character in Rocky?
wigglyboobs t1_iu5kdr1 wrote
I believe it's a small legal firm
Reformed_Narcissist t1_iu3t35r wrote
I heard Gingko smells like ass.
RaiseMoreHell t1_iu51o7x wrote
The fruit does indeed smell like vomit.
Source: botany professor, when we went on a walking trip around town to look at plants “in the wild”, and he picked up a couple and made us smell them to confirm.
sgrams04 t1_iu3x2i9 wrote
Your butt smells like ass
Skittery_Aztec t1_iu4vsu2 wrote
so this is how potato chips are grown
TILTNSTACK t1_iu3pcbk wrote
I take Ginkgo Biloba supplements - had no idea it was a tree!