Male Ginkgo with female branch, Leiden

 

Ginkgo seeds (ovules) on tree of 1785 at Hortus botanicus Leiden, the Netherlands.
This Ginkgo is a male specimen, but it also produces ovules. This dates back to 1935 when a female branch was grafted onto the trunk.

I took this photo on June, 26.

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Scansoriopteryx dinosaur and Ginkgo

Drawing of Ginkgo branch with Scansoriopteryx heilmanni, one of the smallest dinosaurs (theropod), Upper Jurassic period (c. 150 million years ago), China. Ginkgo leaf form not correct, read my Fossils-page.
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Transplanting 750-year-old Yonggyeri Ginkgo, S. Korea

Spectacular video on YouTube by Daeji Development Co., Ltd, Seoul, of the transplanting of  a 750-year-old Ginkgo tree, Kyungbuk Ahndonggun Yonggyeri, South Korea. This Ginkgo tree is 31 m in height, girth 14 m and is one of the biggest of South Korea, National monument no.175.
The transplant is listed in the Guinness World Records register in 2013.

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