The Ginko trees are celebrating another succcessful season of life. You can see here in the following photo the fruits of their endeavors. I have often thought of these fruits as looking like persimmons. It is too bad you can't eat them. This tree is so prolific.
It must be so prolific because its mate is so close to it. The male tree is the big fat tree in the back and the female bearing all this fruit is in the foreground.
The trees around the ginkos try their best to out shine the ginkos.
Even though they are quite striking in their fall finery.
It is hard to outshine this carpet of gold.
The golden yellow almost matches the color of the childrens slide in the background. Now that is some yellow.
Having one of these living fossils in your garden would be wonderful if you have room for it. You can go here to read more about it. It seems that they turn yellow and then drop their leaves all at one time. A beautiful sight. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Absolutely stunning.
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Always Growing
Wow... a fall carpet!
ReplyDeleteThe Gingko trees are one of the outstanding trees for fall color. I advise people to get a male tree if at all possible, as the fruit is rather foul smelling... but the seeds are edible. I read on another blog somewhere how to prepare them for roasting... now, I wonder which blog that was...
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They are very cool trees Lisa! I love their fan-shaped foliage. I have to agree with Carol about the fruit - VERY stinky! There's a park nearby here with some really pretty landscaping. Ginkos are planted at the entrance. Once the fruits start ripening and falling to the ground. . . eeeooow! It's quite a foul smell! My grandson calls it the Stink Tree Park.
ReplyDeleteThe carpet of gold is fantastic...I agree it is hard to find a better looking gold then ginko in the fall. There are one or two someplace in our neighborhood...because I see a leaf here and there on my walks. thanks, lisa for the walk in the park to see these lovely tres in color!
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It would be interesting to have something with such ancient lineage growing in the back yard. I like the fact they drop their leaves all at once. Saves going back again and again to clean up.
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Wow, those are really gorgeous pictures! I love ginko trees - such pretty and unique shaped leaves.
ReplyDeleteLisa. I have always liked the Ginko trees. Probably because their leaves make them easily identifiable.:)I've never seen one have fruit though and didn't know the male-female thing. Not as samrt as I thought I was! They do have a wonderful fall color and as you say can brighten up the most dreary of days. Thanks for the lovely walk and all the info. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteI loved these photos, Lisa! This is one tree we don't have in our yard. They're not that common around here, although you will find some. I always liked their fan-shaped leaves. Thanks for showing what they look like in the fall, especially the fruit which I've never seen before. How cool is it that they drop all their leaves at once--does this mean it's finally winter??
ReplyDeleteGasp* How pretty! I've often thought about planting a Ginko, but I hear the fruit smells horrible. Is that true?-Randy
ReplyDeleteCarpet of gold. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend,Monika
Dear Lisa,
ReplyDeleteThey are fantastic. Evem with your dry conditions the Ginko seems to be doing just fine. I read that there is a hormone that the trees release that says,"Drop the leaves!" Wouldn't it be incredible to be under the Gingo when the leaves began to fall?
This is a beautiful park you walk in. All the trees look fantastic.
Glad you had some rain too.
May you also have a grand weekend.
Sherry
such beauty indeed!
ReplyDeleteJust gotta chime in and say wow! I think these are the coolest autumn pictures I've seen on any gardening blog yet!
ReplyDelete... and what a carpet of gold!! Wow.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic tree! We don't have those in Wis so I really enjoyed seeing all the gorgeous colors.
ReplyDeleteNow I understand why French people call the gingko the tree of gold coins! Thanks for those pictures!
ReplyDeleteThe trees should take a bow for their fine performance, Lisa - as should you as the impressario.
ReplyDeleteGinkos have such a lovely gold color. I've seen small trees used in as accents when visiting open gardens so guess they live here. I've only heard about the stinky fruit - never seen it in person.
Do kids still have to collect and ID leaves for sixth grade science? The ginko was one everyone wanted.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
This, for me Lisa, is such a beautiful post......a tree that I love.......I had one in the garden but unfortunately it did not survive.......it was here when we first came and not a large tree.......
ReplyDeleteI love the carpet of gold, absolutely stunning........the photography is great......
Wow, that is some tree. I knew nothing about it so loved reading this. Thank you! Is the G like George or gingham??
ReplyDeleteI am glad you all like this pretty gold carpet as much as I do.
ReplyDeleteCarol, that is interesting becasue I have never heard of anyone eating the seeds. I think the fruit is a pretty peachy color. I can't say I have smelled it. Hmmmmmm More than one person has alluded to the stink. I must be showing my age since I haven't smelled it. Maybe it will stink when the fruits start to fall and ferment.
Randy, the verdict is in...the fruit stinks.
Sherry, I would love to be there to see, hear and feel the leaves falling. I wonder if they do it under cover of night??
Annie, the children around here still have to collect leaves for one of their biology/science projects. This park is good for that project because they have signs by several of the trees telling what they are.
Nan I have only heard it pronounced as "G"ingham.
Wow, those are gorgeous. The town that I live in uses lots of Gingko trees - there is even a small area of nothing but gingkos (called "Gingko Park" of course!) They are still very small though.
ReplyDeleteWow! I would want to lie down in the yellow leaves and make a ginko angel.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful, Lisa! We have a Ginkgo, but it's not large enough to lay down a carpet like that. However, we have a cherry or crabapple of some sort that does that same thing. I just love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I've seen the Ginkgo fruit.
these colours are truly amazing, when the leaves fall i always feel sad..
ReplyDeleteWow, Lisa, I can't think of anything that hasn't already been said, so I'll just thank you for sharing these images. (Don't you love Pam's idea of making a ginkgo angel?)
ReplyDeletePam, I love your idea of making a leaf angel. If it wasn't raining I would do that very thing. Great idea!!
ReplyDeleteNan, yes, I thought Pam had a great idea.
I've never seen Ginko fruits. There are a lot of them around here, but they are all male. When I was walking my daughter home from school last week, we passed a mature Ginko in full color. We each stopped to pick up a leaf. They are my absolute favorites.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely overwhelming these golden carpets of leaves! What a pleasure it must be for children (and grown-ups!) to play there!!!
ReplyDeleteYour photos of the golden carpet under the ginkos, with the red leaf carpets behind are beautiful. They are a wonderful tribute to the beauty of fall leaves.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Ginkos!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos--you captured the Ginko soul ;-)
At one time I lived near Ginko's...now I miss them..thanks for this post!
That carpet of yellow leaves is amazing!
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