> > From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/02/09 Thu PM 03:39:12 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PESO Name that fruit > > 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
Rats 8-) I was looking for native plants. You do get some funny answers if you search for "native australian fruit". Big tick and a gold star for Don. > > > 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 > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
