About 3 years ago we bought our home and it came with a female ginko tree in the front yard. We soon figured out that the fruit it drops is messy, stinky and there's a lot of it. We are considering removing the tree because of the mess. But last year it didn't drop fruit! Hmmm. Any ideas why? Is this a birds and the bees thing? - maybe it didn't get pollinated. If it continues to NOT drop fruit we'll keep the tree - it's a beautiful tree. Any ginko tree experts here that can give me some insight? Thanks!

I am in the process of creating a very clean looking area - kind of Zen garden with stones, arrangements etc... I currently have grass growing and a few small trees. Once I physically remove the grass and place the stones and a few boulders around the trees ... I know that even with the landscape fabric I will be getting some weeds and grass coming through. For the purpose of maintenance - is it OK to use RoundUp or another general broad spectrum grass and weeds herbicide ? It's my understanding that RoundUp works by penetrating the green leaves and kills the roots from within the plant....and it is virtually inactive when sprayed directly into the soil. So I am guessing that if I am very careful NOT to overspray any of it onto the green parts of the trees - but only wet the grass - I will be able to maintain this "desert" look Just want to confirm there is no risk of damaging the trees. Thank you !