“The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed. After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that ...

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 ...

A hand plucking an apple from a tree - Tom Merton/Getty Images You walk outside and get a whiff of a very pungent odor that smells like rancid butter and vomit. Looking around you don't see anything ...

Ginkgo biloba, the sole survivor of the ancient Ginkgoales family, has roots stretching back an astounding 270 million years. Its distinctive fan-shaped leaves, with their characteristic bi-lobed ...

Autumn's technicolor event, as far as trees go, has just about wrapped up its show. The ginkgo tree's bright yellow display was one of the last to be whisked away in autumn wind. As nature renders the ...

This undated photo shows a ginkgo leaf in New Paltz, NY. In addition to their fan shape, leaves of ginkgo trees have a unique venation pattern indicating its origin of this genus millions of years ago ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the inter-Korean family reunions coming up, an event to sooth the pain of two ginkgo trees that have been separated for 800 years took place on Aug. 17. There is a special story behind this ...