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CANT WAIT TO SEE U
2025-11-14 16:20:41
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2025-11-14 17:22:30
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zachjohnson102525 :
Ginkgos are actually really amazing botanically speaking. They are living fossils having existed for over 270 million years, have no living relatives (Ginkgo biloba is the only species in its entire genus), and practically everything about them is completely unique especially the leaf shape. They're also very resilient in poor city conditions. They're dioecious meaning each individual tree is either male or female, the females produce seeds (they're just fleshy seeds, not fruit, as ginkgo is a gymnosperm and evolved before true fruit was a thing). It's thought that the smell, which comes from butyric acid in the seed coat, evolved to attract ancient, now extinct animals including dinosaurs to eat, then disperse the seeds. The seeds are also edible by humans once the outer smelly coat is removed and they're properly cooked. Ginkgo "nuts" are commonly consumed in some asian cultures, so if you see someone collecting the seeds, this is likely why. Overall a very cool and interesting species.
2025-11-16 01:48:50
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