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How to Safely Harvest and Prepare Ginko Nuts

Step 4Soak the Ginko Fruit In Water

Soak the Ginko Fruit In Water
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You want to separate the ginko fruit from the ginko nut.  We have discovered that soaking the fruit for an hour or two in water before you attempt to separate them works really well.  The fruit gets water logged and slides easily off the nut.

The gesture for removing the nuts is similar to the gesture used to pull the seeds out of plums.  You want to keep the nuts and compost the fruit.

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