Please don't reply with ginkgo fruit recipes, thanks.

===>>> lol ....im not sure there is a question here ...

but i will buck you up by saying.. i am not a tree hugger ... or plant hugger.. if its pissin me off.. out it goes .. period ...

as far as mother earth ... i will plant 2 or 3 replacements.. of higher quality ... and she will be net plus one or two ...

get a couple estimates... insist on the service being insured ...

and be done with it ...

maybe you can harvest some weirdo branch.. and make a walking stick/cane out of it ... so you can think of mom once in a while ... or maybe a rake handle.... a little payback ... lol

ken

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What does the form look like and where is it‘s proximity to your living quarters?

As part of Ginkgo folklore the destroyer is granted a century long curse.

"As part of Ginkgo folklore the destroyer is granted a century long curse."

But it's ok, you probably won't live that long, so you'll escape it.

No, I agree with Ken (strangely), if you don't like it, cut it down and plant something else, though it may not provide shade within your lifetime.

Taken this afternoon. It is too close to the house and it smells bad during the late summer.

I am a bit of a tree-hugger but would also remove that tree. Weeds (undesirable plants of any size) are weeds. There was a female Gingko in my old neighborhood and the stink wafted for blocks and blocks. Like most fruit trees, they can be messy unless appropriately situated. Grandpa was a farmer with acres of fruit trees and thought an orchard was the only appropriate place for them.

I totally made that up. Looks like a nice tree...proximity to house with a heavy fruit crop wouldn’t be desirable for anyone. Large, full growing Ginkgo aren’t very common around here.

Personally I would have put in a large mulch bed with low maintenance perennials with a large mix of fragrant fall blooming perennials. Don’t fight it -work with it is how I like to roll.

Thanks for the feedback, it is helping me to finally get rid of this tree! I have a 4' tall Cornus 'Scarlet Fire' that is going to be transplanted to the same area once the ginkgo is gone. Probably a little farther away from the house. My Aunt Jane would have approved of the dogwood! She liked pink!

If it's sunny, it's a lovely time to fire up the chainsaw. Just saying...

Meanwhile I have a few growing in pots indoors. I wonder if it's a female... :D

You are doing the right thing. Stink is stink, and lots of seedlings of a non-native tree are not good either.

It was a native species........once upon a time :-)