Q. I have read that ginkgo trees can live for hundreds of years. Is this true, and what makes them so unusual? Why are they called “living fossils”? A. Modern ginkgoes belong to a single species of ...

Brighten up autumn skies with the sunny leaves of ginkgoes.

Animals such as horseshoe crabs that have been around for millennia without seeming to change much are sometimes referred to as "living fossils." Among plants, the ginkgo tree could be given the same ...

“Ginkgo day is a good day,” said a passerby, gazing at the ginkgo tree outside Carnegie Science Hall as it commenced its annual leaf drop last Thursday. The morning was below-freezing and crisp, so it ...

Ginkgo biloba trees shine this time of the year, with their golden fan-shaped foliage. These trees are a popular landscape choice in cities where they resist pollution and environmental stress. They ...

The ginkgo is a living fossil. It is the oldest surviving tree species, having remained on the planet, relatively unchanged, for some 200 million years. A single ginkgo may live for hundreds of years, ...

Some trees can live for centuries or even millennia but the secrets behind their long life spans have eluded scientists. However, new research has found that the ginkgo tree, which can live more than ...

Strolling in my neighborhood the other day, I saw two trees with autumn foliage that I thought would have made the most compelling combination had they been planted side by side. One was a ginkgo tree ...