Colours of autumn – fruiting ginkgo

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There’s a row of ginkgoes along Compton Road opposite the former Eye Hospital (there’s still no sign of actual work starting on its redevelopment by the way). Just one of these ginkgoes has any fruit. Presumably the others are male trees.

Almost all the leaves have now fallen, leaving the bare branches of the fruiting tree heavy with their small yellowish load. There’s a lot of fruit already on the pavement below, too.