Within the fall, ginkgo bushes flip a vibrant golden yellow, however their fruits pose a major odor administration problem. (Getty Pictures)
The refreshing autumn breeze provides a welcome respite from the sweltering summer season, but it surely additionally heralds the season of smelly ginkgo fruits.
To deal with the annual nuisance of rotting ginkgo nuts stinking out the streets, the Seoul Metropolitan Authorities launched Monday a city-wide initiative by which specialised personnel will take away the nuts from bushes earlier than they’ve an opportunity to fall and decay.
The operation, spanning all 25 districts of the town, targets feminine ginkgo bushes, which account for a couple of quarter of the town’s 102,794 ginkgo bushes.
Specialised groups will use particular gear to shake the bushes and acquire the nuts, specializing in closely trafficked areas, in accordance with metropolis officers. The groups may also be dispatched in response to citizen complaints about ginkgo bushes.
The removing operation is underway in some districts already, beginning with Secho-gu earlier this month, though the full-scale operation begins this week. Town plans to finish the method by the tip of October.
As soon as the collected seeds, that are edible, go a security inspection by the Seoul Analysis Institute of Public Well being and Surroundings, they are going to be distributed to senior citizen communities and social welfare organizations.
Staff shake a gingko tree to gather its seeds in Seoul. (Seoul Metropolitan Authorities)