RadiomanATL
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Pedestrian raises stink over ginkgo berries - chicagotribune.com
For those of you who aren't familiar with ginkgo trees, let me fill you in. They are incredibly hardy, able to withstand both cold and extreme heat. Ginkgos are rumored to have survived the atomic bomb blast in Hiroshima in World War II, and some of the trees have lived hundreds of years.
In the fall, they produce beautiful yellow, fanlike leaves that make the trees deceptively attractive.
Though the female ginkgos produce spectacular fall foliage, they also drop large, squishy, yellow-and-brown fruit that, when split open, smell like a cross between cat vomit and ripe dog feces.