Suwon City to Early Harvest Ginkgo Fruits to Create Pleasant Walking Paths

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City's Park and Green Space Division has begun early harvest of ginkgo fruits from street trees starting the 22nd to prevent odors caused by ginkgo berries.

Accordingly, Suwon City's Park and Green Space Division plans to use a 'ginkgo fruit vibration harvester' to shake and collect fruits from 3,375 female ginkgo trees that bear fruit among the street trees along 89 routes (84km) including Gyeongsu-daero across the city.

Additionally, the division plans to install 10 'ginkgo street tree fallen fruit collection nets' on sections of Maesong-gosaekkol-ro, Jeongjo-ro, and Seji-ro to collect fallen fruits by installing collection nets below the canopies of ginkgo trees.

With the addition of 10 ginkgo street tree fallen fruit collection nets, Suwon City now has a total of 47 ginkgo street tree fallen fruit collection nets, in addition to the 37 units already installed on Maesan-ro and Hyowon-ro sections.

An official from Suwon City's Park and Green Space Division stated, "As we enter full autumn, complaints about ginkgo fruit odors are increasing, so we will accelerate the collection work to resolve citizen inconvenience and create a pleasant street environment."