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Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Notes:

The green leaf is edible (yellow not yet confirmed). The female Ginkgo produces fruit/seeds which are also edible (pulp and nut). Make sure you cook ginkgo nuts before eating them, since they contain a compound that can block vitamin B-6 in your system that can only be deactivated by boiling. The flesh of the fruit can also cause a reaction in some sensitive people. Personally, I would avoid the fruit unless it was a survival situation. Second, I'd recommend everyone to do their own research on this- if they were to consume from this tree.

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1 Comment

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

nice pictures..love this tree...

BrettFallen
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BrettFallen

New Zealand

Spotted on Nov 9, 2012
Submitted on Nov 9, 2012

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