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ginkgo
📍 1410 Luis Munoz Marin Dr, Chicago, IL 60622, USA
🗓 Season: October · November
🔍 When is it ripe?
Female trees only: fleshy, apricot-like fruit falls when ripe, emitting a very unpleasant rancid-butter smell. Wear gloves — the outer flesh causes dermatitis. The inner nut is edible; roast or boil after removing shells. Limit intake (toxins at high dose).
Confirmed female gingko tree, large and easily accessible from the sidewalk of Humboldt Park.
Use latex gloves to harvest the fruit to avoid skin irritation. Inner nut can be consumed after removing the fruit from around the shell, then roasting the shell and removing the nut meat from inside. Can be toxic in large quantities. Compost or dispose of the fruit residue.
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