On 9 Feb 2006 at 16:22, Don Williams wrote: > They look a little like the fruit of a very > fine tree cultivated in Japan for centuries > -- the Maiden Hair tree. If the fruit stinks > like crap it might be from this tree -- > Ginkgo biloba. Its a living fossil, only with > us because it was so highly regarded by the > Japanese. Normally one only finds male trees > in gardens the females are kept far away (in > nurseries) where they won't make passers by > sick to their stomachs.
Well done, yes the fruit are easy to find even in long grass and are great for playing nasty tricks on the unsuspecting owners of fruit bowls. :-) The nuts inside can be eaten though the preparation process is pretty tedious. http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=ginko&gwp=13 Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
