Beloved trees have messy habit

Nanjing residents have new online tool to avoid annoying fallen seed fruits

Nanjing, Jiangsu province, has developed an online platform to forecast the amount of annoying dry fruits, or achenes, that will fall off plane trees. The trees are beloved by the city's 8 million people, except from April to June, when they create a mess.

According to Nanjing Gardening and Greening Bureau, residents can get information about the achenes on 54 main roads at 8 am, noon and 5 pm. They can choose which road to take and avoid those where the achenes are heavy on the ground.