The stench is a Capitol offense.

A pair of 75-year-old gingko trees in Sacramento have been fenced off after its foul “vomit”-smelling fruit has become both a slip and sniff hazard, according to reports.

The two female ginkgos — planted in 1954 by then-Gov. Goodwin Knight and other officials in the California State Capitol Park — were cordoned off this month after their seasonal crop of pungent berries began falling and creating a “safety hazard,” the Sacramento Bee reported.

Two 75-year-old gingko trees in Sacramento has been fenced off after its foul “vomit”-smelling fruit has become both a slip and sniff hazard. RG – stock.adobe.com

Anybody picking up the squishy berries on the bottom of their shoes could be “leaving the slippery flesh of the fruit on the sidewalk, lawn, and the r

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