A few hundred people have turned out to protect historic century-old ginkgo trees that are likely to be chopped down under a controversial redevelopment for a beloved Tokyo park district.

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A few hundred people have turned out to protect historic century-old ginkgo trees that are likely to be chopped down under a controversial redevelopment for a beloved Tokyo park district.

  • LibertyLizardOPM
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    10 months ago

    Yes it is the females that produce those fruits. The article does not mention the sex of these trees. The males are quite nice. But I think the larger issue in this case is the privatization of public space, of which there is often very little left in Tokyo and other large cities.