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Ginkgo, maidenhair tree - Ginkgo biloba
General Information: The Ginkgo is the last member of a family of trees common in prehistoric times, and was, in fact, ...
Description: The Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree is a tree from the fossil ages and fossils exist of it that go back 270 million years. It had been thought to be extinct in the wild but was discovered in the Zhejiang province in eastern China.
a the Maidenhair tree), together with Larch, Swamp Cypress and Dawn Redwood is a conifer that sheds its leaves over winter.
Scientific Name: Ginkgo biloba Common Names: ginkgo, ginkgo biloba, fossil tree, maidenhair tree, Japanese silver apricot, baiguo, bai guo ye, yin gou, kew tree, yinhsing (yin-hsing), ichou, ginnan Cultivars: ‘Aurea’...
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The Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba; '銀杏' in Chinese), frequently misspelled as "Gingko", and also known as the Maidenhair Tree after Adiantum, is a unique tree with no close living relatives.
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 See also: Bonsai, Tree, Ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba, Conifer
  
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