The species is often referred to as a living fossil—a category that also includes horseshoe crabs and royal ferns, among others—because it’s a remnant of a once diverse group that existed millions of ...

The leaf color on the maples, oaks and hickories are outstanding. The ginkgo trees located near the new Bell Tower Park are culminating the season with a spectacular show of golden yellow foliage. The ...

Ginkgos also possess the gift of dramatic timing. While other trees can take weeks to drop all their leaves in autumn, ginkgos can complete the task within a day. One day you’re admiring the beautiful ...

Q. I have read that ginkgo trees can live for hundreds of years. Is this true, and what makes them so unusual? Why are they called “living fossils”? A. Modern ginkgoes belong to a single species of ...

Q. I have read that ginkgo trees can live for hundreds of years. Is this true, and what makes them so unusual? Why are they called “living fossils?” A. Modern ginkgoes belong to a single species of ...

WASHINGTON — Richard Barclay opens a metal drawer in archives of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum containing fossils that are nearly 100 million years old. Despite their age, these rocks aren’t ...

Forests, as critical terrestrial ecosystems, play a central role in ecological balance and carbon sequestration, with plantations like Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) playing a significant role in ...

SCRANTON – A small neighborhood park in Green Ridge lost an old tree this week, when the city cut down a large Ginkgo biloba. The Sturgis Park ginkgo, which might have been about 125 years old, was ...

The Peoria Park District planted two new trees, a Ginkgo and a Weeping Willow, at Donovan Park to support environmental ...