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TILTNSTACK t1_iu3pcbk wrote

I take Ginkgo Biloba supplements - had no idea it was a tree!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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er15ss t1_iu3snne wrote

And then drops all its leaves in one day. My favorite fall tree. Unique leaf shape too!

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CLShirey t1_iu3ouit wrote

I bet it glows in the sunsgine! It's beautiful.

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OfCourseIKnowHim t1_iu3s3si wrote

It’s not sunshine, it’s the light of Laurelin, the Golden Tree of Aman!

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zacao_x t1_iu3tuqs wrote

hope you have the nuts and they make excellent soup

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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.

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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.

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yatzhie04 t1_iu3r4dc wrote

Gingko Baloba? Isn't that the name of the character in Rocky?

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Reformed_Narcissist t1_iu3t35r wrote

I heard Gingko smells like ass.

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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.

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