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November 28, 2009

Ginkgo heart of gold

Lovely photo of golden Ginkgo leaves: "Heart of Gold".
Photo by bondesu in Japan (Flickr.com).

November 24, 2009

Greek Ginkgo design

Beautiful handmade Ginkgo jewellery made in Athens by the Greek designer Lily Fragaki.

November 22, 2009

Video: Ginkgo in fall impressions

Ginkgo in fall impressions - 2009.
More info on my website The Ginkgo Pages:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kwanten/


More videos I made of Ginkgo trees on my YouTube channel.

November 17, 2009

Ginkgo fall foliage in Tokyo

A woman takes a picture of the fall foliage of Ginkgo biloba trees in Tokyo, Japan.
(Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)
View enlarged photo on Photo Journal blog of the Wall Street Journal (Nov.16th, 2009).

November 14, 2009

Videos: Ginkgo rain, leaves all fall at the same time

The leaves of Ginkgo trees can all fall in a short period of time, sometimes in one or two hours! This is recorded in many parts of the world in fall. A selection (from YouTube, thanks to all videomakers!) is presented in a playlist I made of "Ginkgo Day" videos. Come back soon to see more videos.
Read the poem "The Consent" by Howard Nemerov on my website here.

November 13, 2009

Ginkgo seeds New York Botanical Garden

Judy Glattstein writes in her garden diary:
"For whatever reason, the trees in the Watson Building parking lot at The New York Botanical Garden are female. ...And this year they are fruiting prolifically. Ginkgo fruits are edible. My friend Nihei san, told me that his wife would gather them wearing plastic gloves, wash away the pulp in a bucket of water. Then microwave 8 or so nuts at a time, for Nihei san to eat as a snack while watching television.....
I decided to make chawan mushi, a savory egg custard with little treasures hidden within. ..."
Read full article (including a recipe for chawan mushi) here.

November 12, 2009

Updates of my website The Ginkgo Pages

* Added video on Tree-page: Playlist of my videos on YouTube of the Ginkgo as a street tree.
* New video: Music "Ginkgo - Ityo"by Yusuke.
* New topic: UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon plants Ginkgo tree.
* New video: HD video of old Ginkgo at Hachiman Mito shrine, Japan.

November 11, 2009

Golden Ginkgo leaves in Beijing

Visitors take snap shots of golden Ginkgo leaves in fall at Dajuesi Temple, Beijing, China.
Read more here.

November 06, 2009

Video: Ginkgo trees in Amsterdam, Vespuccistraat

Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Vespuccistraat:
about 40 trees, also female. Buildings Amsterdam School style of architecture (Dutch: Amsterdamse School). Video taken Nov. 6, 2009.

More info on my website The Ginkgo Pages: http://www.xs4all.nl/~kwanten/


More videos I made of Ginkgo trees on my YouTube channel.

November 05, 2009

Junco bird in Ginkgo

Junco bird in the Ginkgo.
This photo can be seen on Flickr.com and is made by eastcoastfocus in her garden in Canada.