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My neighbor had two ginkgo trees - male and female. They were mature at about 30 years when I bought my house. Neighbor said a local nursery used to collect the seeds each fall, but that was not happening when I moved in. The tree closest to my yard produced huge amounts of seeds each year and these stinky things covered their yard - and mine. They smelled awful - like dog poo! I had to make sure the kids left their shoes outside if they had stepped on them!! Luckily, a later owner had the female tree cut down! Now the male just has beautiful golden leaves each fall. One thing I have noticed through the years is that when the leaves start to fall, generally they all drop within one to two days. Makes leaf cleanup easy for the neighbor - once and done!