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 ...

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 ...

On what day will the ginkgo leaves fall this year? Sometimes people make a bet as to when. This time of year leaves are dropping and landing everywhere, littering the ground. But the ginkgo tree ...

There are some trees whose showiness does not end once they’ve lost their leaves in autumn. Some trees have an attractive bony framework that is then revealed. Ginkgo tree, for instance. If you come ...

Ginkgo biloba trees shine this time of the year, with their golden fan-shaped foliage. These trees are a popular landscape choice in cities where they resist pollution and environmental stress. They ...

In the greenhouse atop Carnegie Science Hall, a green seedling peeks up from an unassuming black pot. Small but storied, this plant has traveled the world to put down roots here in Lewiston. The ...

USING THE EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNTS. WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT A NEW RECORD THAT WAS SET ON THE CAMPUS OF UNH IN FRONT OF JAMES HALL STANDS A GINKGO TREE THAT DROPS ITS LEAVES EACH YEAR. WHEN THE FIRST ...

A ginkgo tree at the California state Capitol was fenced off this month because its putrid fruit was both a slip and a sniff hazard. Incidentally, the berries — technically seeds with a casing — do ...

In Lancaster city, there’s a ginkgo tree that’s grown big enough to be the state champion. But its size isn’t what most impresses Len Eiserer. This tree’s pedigree is also worth noting: it was planted ...