D.C. sprays trees to dilute bad odor

By Alan Blinder
Published April 6, 2012 4:00am ET
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D.C. sprays trees to dilute bad odor
Ginkgo trees might be beautiful, but the District Department of Transportation wants to ensure they don’t reek. The city began coating the trees throughout the District on Thursday night with a spray to contain the odor of the female gingko fruits. City workers are spraying trees in Wards 1, 2 and 6 first because the […]

Ginkgo trees might be beautiful, but the District Department of Transportation wants to ensure they don’t reek.

The city began coating the trees throughout the District on Thursday night with a spray to contain the odor of the female gingko fruits.

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