Gingko Trees on Wagner Rd

As you start up the hill on Wagner,there is a certain hint of fall in the air.  The smell of rancid butter caused by the fruit of the female Gingko.  There is a tall straight female Gingko in the field above and to the left.  The picture shows the typical fan-shaped leaves and the round fruit.  Supposedly there is an edible seed in the fruit if you can tolerate the smell.

 

The tree is a "living fossil" related  to conifers.  It is no longer found in the wild, cultivated in temples in its native China and cultivated on both coasts in the US.

 

There is no obvious male tree here, but there is one paired with a female after the two bends on Wagner. The tree is almost bare of leaves but still numerous berries.