From the Associated Press:

...unlike most tree species common in the U.S., the ginkgo is dioecious, meaning trees are male or female. Female ginkgoes produce the troublesome seeds, which are covered in a fleshy coating that contains butyric acid, also found in rancid butter.

That has prompted cities such as Bloomington, Minn., and Lexington, Ky., to ban female ginkgoes. And Easton left the male trees while removing the females.

The problem, though, is occasionally male trees undergo a metamorphosis and begin dropping smelly seeds. That's what Robinson suspects happened to an Iowa City tree after decades without problems.

A study in Virginia found that such changes are rare, happening in about one in 100 male trees.

Gay ginkgoes finally come out of the closet only to be met with hatred and even death. "Real" females are killed, and that will eventually destroy ALL ginkgoes.

And nothing is being done to stop this...this genocide of what is also called the "Maidenhair Tree."

I am affronted.