Seoul begins pre-emptive strike on ginkgo trees before nuts become rotting stink bombs


Specialised teams will collect the nuts, which will be distributed to senior citizen communities and social welfare organisations. - PHOTO: UNSPLASH via The Straits Times/ANN

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN): The refreshing autumn breeze offers a welcome respite from the sweltering summer, but it also heralds the season of smelly ginkgo fruits.

To tackle the annual nuisance of rotting ginkgo nuts stinking up the streets, the Seoul Metropolitan Government launched on Sept 23 a city-wide initiative in which specialised personnel will remove the nuts from trees before they have a chance to fall and rot.

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