The stench is a Capitol offense. A pair of 75-year-old gingko trees in Sacramento have been fenced off after its foul “vomit”-smelling fruit has become both a slip and sniff hazard, according to ...

Ginkgo trees are known to give off an unpleasant odor every October and November Natalia Senanayake is an Editorial Assistant, Lifestyle at PEOPLE. She covers all things travel and home, from ...

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A ginkgo tree at the California state Capitol was fenced off this month because its putrid fruit was both a slip and a sniff hazard. Incidentally, the berries — technically seeds with a casing — do ...

A pair of 75-year-old trees has been emitting a vomit-like smell at the California State Capitol Park in Sacramento The ginkgo trees give off the foul smell due to the butyric acid in their fruit’s ...