Ginkgo article in 'La Nature' 1894

Le Ginkgo biloba ou Arbre aux quarantes écus
J. Poisson, La Nature, N°1107 - 18 Aout 1894

French article about the Ginkgo tree  in 'La Nature' of 1894 by J. Poisson, a French botanist, 1833-1919.
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Ginkgo tree reflections in Argentina

Ginkgo trees reflections in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Video on YouTube by Claudia Fogo.

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Huge old Ginkgo tree, Shingu Kumano Shrine, Kitakata, Japan

Ginkgo tree (c. 600 years old) and snow! at Shingu Kumano Shrine Nagatoko, Kitakata, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.
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National Geographic: Photo of the Day - Ginkgo in Seoul

Photo of the Day on National Geographic:
Fallen Ginkgo leaves on Garosu-Gil in Seoul. The name Garosu-gil is from the Korean word which means tree-lined streets, as the area is adorned with Ginkgo trees.

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Oldest Ginkgo tree North America in Bartram's Garden

The oldest Ginkgo biloba tree in North America  is documented at Bartram's Garden. Botanist William Hamilton introduced the Ginkgo there in 1785.
Location: Bartram House and Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. East side of the House looking east.

Photo: website of the Library of Congress.
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Red Cross plants Ginkgo tree, survivor Hiroshima bombing

A descendant of a Ginkgo biloba tree that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 was planted at a ceremony at the International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland,  today.
This tree is the first sapling of the 200-year-old Hiroshima survivor tree to be planted in Switzerland.
The seeds and saplings of a 200-year-old Ginkgo tree that survived the explosion have been nurtured and protected over the intervening decades and are now being planted worldwide.
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