Let me tell you, no one loves a tree more than I do. Remember when those trees all went ape in one of those Lord of the Rings movies? That was totally the best part. I also aspire to live in a tree one day. I'm aiming for those stars.
But unlike man, not all trees are created equal. Some are hotter than others and some are a downright mess. Take the ginkgo tree - please. These things are nasty: when the ginkgo berries get ripe or whatever and plop down on the sidewalk, they emit an exquisite scent reminiscent of like, rotten fruit meets manure (identifying scents is not my strong suit and my inability to do so points to what I fear is early onset Alzheimers. Ironically, ginkgo is supposed to be good for your memory.)
And for some reason, the city of Philadelphia has seen fit to plant these things on every. single. block. Not only do they stink, but once you step in the fallen berries, they form a slick gel that then smells AND could potentially cause you to have a Life Alert moment. I know they're supposed to be hearty and be able to thrive in polluted environments, but man - they are contributing to the pollution.
I think those are only female Ginkgo Biloba trees. The male trees don't produce fruit.
ReplyDeletevomit is the scent you're reaching for. they smell like morning after in the fraternity house when one of the brothers tried a little too hard to get a girl into bed but failed and instead got her so drunk on national bohemian that she puked on the carpet, and everyone left it there and walked through it and tracked it all over the basement and spilled more beer on it and now it's ground in and no one can even find the source of it. that's exactly what ginkos smell like, not that i'd know anything about the above mentioned situation.
ReplyDeleteyes, vomit. perhaps post-fruity alcoholic beverages.
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