Gingko Trees

As far as I know, Ginkos are not bi-sexual, so let's hope you are seeing something other than a fruit from a female tree. The fact that the tree was grafted is probably more favorable to a male tree, as I don't know who would bother to propagate a female tree.

No thoughts on the midcentury modern houses connection. Ginko trees must have been a novelty in those days, and a nice addition to any garden. I am growing two Ginkos in my parkway now which if they can survive the salt trucks, will probably outlive me'.

Sherw> Two questions.

As I recall, it may take a long time (20+ years) before gingko trees start producing fruit. Maybe your tree is just starting to mature and you will have more fruit next year. Lucky you! (not)

Male trees produce sexual bodies also. If the single fruit contains a nut similar to a chestnut and smells like vomit when you step on it, then it is a female fruit.

The Japanese and Chinese loved Gingko nuts. They said the fruit smelled like hell but the nuts tasted like heaven. The Gingko tree was introduced to the US in 1784 by William Hamilton in Philadelphia. When the original tree that was imported from Japan flowered it was found to have male flowers only, and consequently all trees propagated by cuttings were male also. In the late 1800s seeds were introduced to the US which produced female plants. It became the favorite tree of architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) and made its way into city landscapes across North America. The most famous Gingko Tree in the US was The Frank Lloyd Wright Ginkgo which stood in front of the home he built and lived in for 20 years in Oak Park, Illinois, until it succumbed to a storm in 1992. The Frank Lloyd Wright preservation trust in Chicago calls their gift shop the Gingko Tree. Descendants of the Frank Lloyd Gingko are still available today.