Although adding a tree to one's garden is a major decision, trees serve so many valuable purposes that I like to include them in this column from time to time. One of my favorites is the instantly ...
On the outskirts of the Chinese city of Jiaxing, European architecture practice MADAM has completed the Gingko Forest Tea House, a tiered timber building that immerses guests in nature. Taking cues ...
Some trees can live for centuries or even millennia but the secrets behind their long life spans have eluded scientists. However, new research has found that the ginkgo tree, which can live more than ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Within the shell of the ginkgo nut “is a single green kernel that has a sweetish flavor,” writes The Nut Factory on its Web site ( ). “When roasted the kernels are highly prized ...
Just as every human being is a multifaceted creation of immense — if not yet fully developed — potential, so it is with plants. Take Chinese tallow tree, for example. In 1772, Benjamin Franklin sent ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - On her way to get coffee the other day, Margaret Chin passed a female ginkgo tree outside Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church at 9th and Vine streets and picked up two fallen ...
Ginkgo trees dot the landscape of downtown Lawrence, barely noticeable until this time of year when their late-clinging leaves turn yellow and their silvery bark stands out in contrast to the mix of ...
LONDON (Reuters) - A Chinese herb called Ginkgo biloba billed by some as a potential over-the-counter wonder drug that boosts mental dexterity and sharpens the memory has been found to do nothing to ...