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Dalmatiansoap
05-04-2011, 01:32 PM
Anybody growing it? Have this young tree and hope to plant it this week.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42437&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42437&ppuser=4565)
Interesting foliage
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42438&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42438&ppuser=4565)
:woohoonaner:

saltydad
05-04-2011, 04:22 PM
Better hope it's a male. The females have fruit that falls all over and smells like feces!

Dalmatiansoap
05-04-2011, 04:38 PM
Thanks Howard.
But doesnt it takes two to get fruits?:ha:
:nanadrink:

saltydad
05-04-2011, 04:57 PM
Last time I looked. :ukkibannana:

RobG7aChattTN
05-04-2011, 07:32 PM
To me, the smell is more like rotting cheese. If it is a female, you might only need to have a male within a few miles to pollinate the flowers and produce fruit. I can never seem to remember but one sex has a solid leaf and one has a split. I think the male has the split, which is what your photo shows...to a bit of an extreme. You can do a google search and know for sure. I have planted a few at my parents' house and they have grown slowly. I have a few more in pots at my house and plan on planting them in the future. I'm not too concerned about fruit. As long as it isn't next to a parking area or my house then I don't care about the temporary stink in the fall when the fruit ripens.

r3tic
05-04-2011, 07:40 PM
I planted one at my mothers house a few years ago. Beautiful trees, great shape, bright yellow fall colors. You can't ask for a better tree nothing bothers it pollution, pests etc. In the event it is a female it will take something like 12-15yrs before it fruits. It's no more of a mess than other fruiting trees, you just have to stay on top of the cleanup and the seeds are edible as well.

sunfish
05-04-2011, 07:57 PM
The only way to determine the sex of a ginkgo tree is to wait until the plants bloom. Male trees will produce an abundance of pollen in the spring. ...

mbfirey
05-05-2011, 04:46 AM
I planted a 30gal 2 years ago and it's a beautiful tree. On mature trees, the male tree generally has a less "full" look (or so I've heard). The leaves tend to follow the branches more.