Want Your Stinky Ginkgo Tree Removed? Birmingham Will Now Help You
The city has declared the female species of Ginkgo trees a nuisance in Birmingham, and will begin removing the trees at residents' requests.
The residents on Hazel and Haynes can start breathing a little easier in the fall. After months of complaining from residents on Birmingham's east side tired of their Ginkgo trees' foul-smelling fruit, the Department of Public Services (DPS) will now begin removing and replacing the trees at residents' request. In a memo to the Birmingham City Commission addressed at their Oct. 29 meeting, DPS Director Lauren Wood said the female species of the Ginkgo tree — of which there are 28 on Hazel and Haynes — have been declared a nuisance and in accordance with the city's Tree Preservation Ordinance, are eligible for removal. According to Wood, the Ginkgo trees in question are between 40-60 years old and are the female variety, which produce an …
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