Osaka in Japan: “Midosuji Illuminations” , Ginkgo trees along Midosuji Street with bright LED lights. This longest street in Japan stretches approx. 1.9 km. Illuminations: Dec 14, 2011-Jan 22, 2012, c. 17:00-23:00.
* Added pdf to search-sitemap and FAQ page of my website. * New photo + video photospecial page: Ginkgo biloba tree in fall. * Added photos of Ginkgo seedlings on Propagation-page.
Ginkgo Avenue: 70 Ginkgo trees in fall on the campus of Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, attract many interested people. Video by jg8gwx on YouTube.
"The 43,000 sq. m ginkgo forest in the foothills of Mt. Odae has been opened to the public for the first time in 20 years. The forest is about the size of a baseball stadium, and many of the trees are over 30 years old. The healthy trees are planted in a straight row 5 m apart. The owner, Yoo Ki-chun, bought the abandoned land 20 years ago and planted ginkgo trees. He opted for the trees because the soil was wrong for cultivation as an orchard. He recently decided to open it to the public. The forest draws a string of visitors who can't resist walking along them to soak in the essence of fall."
In Antwerpen (Belgie) werd een stadsgedicht - de Vertelboom en de 10 takken der verwondering - ingehuldigd, onderdeel van het stadsdichtersproject 'Bomenstad'.
Het kunstwerk 'Cornerstone' van Roel Jacobs zorgde voor inspiratie. Zijn levend Ginkgo boompje dat in 2010 in de collectie van het openluchtmuseum Middelheim werd opgenomen was dan net 1 jaar. Roel Jacobs vertelde inspirerende boomverhalen en rond de Ginkgo kwamen de woorden van de 10 deelnemers, immigranten uit alle delen van de wereld. Peter Holvoet-Hanssen maakte er een stadsgedicht van dat in september werd onthuld in het Paleis op de Meir. Meer info hier.
In Antwerp(Belgium) acity poem-de Vertelboom en de 10 takken der verwondering -was inaugurated.It is part of theproject'City of trees'. The artwork 'Cornerstone' (in open-air museum Middelheim) by RoelJacobsprovidedinspiration by alivingGinkgotree. Roel Jacobstoldinspiringstories and standing bythe Ginkgotree10 participants (immigrants fromall parts of theworld) spoke their words.Peter Holvoet-Hanssenmade thecitypoemfrom their contributions. More info here.
Buddhist statue set against the yellowing leaves of a Ginkgo tree in the garden outside of Sensō-ji in Tokyo's Asakusa area. Photo by Eric Flexyourhead on Flickr.com.
Name: Cor Kwant About Me: I am a high school teacher, creator and webmaster of The Ginkgo Pages, a non-commercial awarded website about all aspects of the Ginkgo biloba tree, with many photos and videos.
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