![]() “We’ve got them spread all over town,” said city forester Jim Long. The 699 ginkgo trees maintained by Columbus’ Recreation and Parks Department are scattered across the city, a spokesman said, with concentrations in Far North, Northland and Downtown areas. The fallen fruit is prune-size, and depending on its ripeness, can range in color from a dappled green to wrinkled yellow. “It really does smell like vomit,” said Mary Maloney, director of Ohio State University’s Chadwick Arboretum, adding that the seed’s covering contains the same butyric acid found in the human intestine.ĭuring an approximately 10-day stretch around Veterans Day each year, Maloney said, ginkgo trees lose their distinctive, bright gold, fan-shaped leaves as well as their fleshy seeds. ![]() The seeds decompose and give off a smell that’s been likened to such things as dog poop and rancid butter. ![]() ![]() So what’s causing the stink? The culprit is female ginkgo trees, which drop their seeds to the ground at this time of year. There’s a stench wafting through Columbus, and it’s not the likely suspect that has residents checking the bottom of their shoes. ![]()
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