To: CHARLES CURRY
Subject: Re: ginkgo seeds?
To: CHARLES CURRY
Subject: Re: ginkgo seeds?
CC>        Come to Richmond, Va in August. You can pick up off
CC>the ground all the seed you need. I would pick them but the
CC>smell is to strong & terrible. The fruit smells like rotting
CC>cat manure.
   Ooooo, that bad? I know that Asians eat the nuts inside; so maybe
   they ARE rotting manure by the time you encounter them. But the
   female tree is valuable for producing MORE little ginkgos. :-)
CC>        The reason the tree in the garden center was so high
CC>in price is because it is a male tree which does not produce
CC>fruit.
  I broke down and ordered 2 seedling trees from Richter's @ $4 each,
  plus shipping and taxes. I don't know if they'll be sexed. (Do you
  hold the seedling upside down and look at its roots, like sexing a
  chick? :-)) Just kidding. I'll take whatever I can get, since it's the
  leaves that are used in most formulas. (My brain needs all the help it
  can get, even if I have to graze the tree daily. )
  Thanks for the invite, but Virginia in August is too hot for me. :-)
                       ...Sandra...
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