Study circle around the Ginkgo tree

Leiden Law School - Library: Study circle around the Ginkgo tree.

After the renovation of Kamerlingh Onnes Building, a birch tree was planted in the library. However, due to the poor growth conditions, this tree died. 
Then a Ginkgo tree was planted on the same place in 2007 and it is still alive!  
This happened with a symbolic act in which the farewell speech of  retired rector of Leiden University D.D. Breimer was buried between the roots of the Ginkgo.  
Meanwhile, the speech of his successor, Van der Heijden, has been buried there.

Another photo of this Ginkgo here. 

Story in Dutch here.
Photo: Leiden Law 

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Bird Jeholornis and Ginkgo, Cretaceous

bird Jeholornis in the morning light

It is eating the seeds of a fallen branch of the Ginkgo tree.
Jehol Group of early Cretaceous of China (Jiufotang formation, around 120 million years ago).

High resolution picture here.

Picture: Paleoart by Things with feathers

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