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 ...

"The tree that survived Hiroshima," "prehistoric tree," "living fossil"... Ginkgo biloba has been given many labels, not always accurate, which overshadow one of its greatest peculiarities: its ...

Of all the trees that put on an autumn show, the golden splendor of the ginkgo tree is a scene stealer. This ancient tree species has no living relatives and has remained unchanged for 200 million ...

The ginkgo tree, known scientifically as Ginkgo biloba, is one of the oldest living tree species on Earth — dating back more ...

Howard Garrett / Special Contributor The ginkgo trees in North Texas put on a good show this fall, and that has led to many questions about this prehistoric tree. I have arguably the fastest-growing ...

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 ...

Although it's known as a living fossil because it has changed so little in its more than 100 million-year history, the ginkgo tree is now at the leading edge of modern medicine. Products derived from ...

“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 ...

When the borough of Saint-Léonard planted a ginkgo tree on Dino Delisi's lawn, he liked the distinctive, fan-shaped leaves and its bright yellow colour in the fall. But his early admiration for the ...

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 ...