Female Ginkgo Tree
The male gingko flowers are much more evident than the female and male trees are planted more frequently in landscaping. The female flower is barely more than an ovary at the end of a short stalk, and was not visible to me during pollen season. Now that the fruit has formed at the end of the stalk, one can see a few on this branch well above my line of sight. To complicate matters, scientists have recently identified the ability of the tees to change gender, meaning this tree may have been planted as an identified male, but has become female in its maturity.
Female Ginkgo Tree
The male gingko flowers are much more evident than the female and male trees are planted more frequently in landscaping. The female flower is barely more than an ovary at the end of a short stalk, and was not visible to me during pollen season. Now that the fruit has formed at the end of the stalk, one can see a few on this branch well above my line of sight. To complicate matters, scientists have recently identified the ability of the tees to change gender, meaning this tree may have been planted as an identified male, but has become female in its maturity.