Of all the trees that put on an autumn show, the golden splendor of the ginkgo tree is a scene stealer. This ancient tree species has no living relatives and has remained unchanged for 200 million ...

Today in New York—November 13th—leaves are falling, drifting, skittering everywhere. But there is one striking exception: the fan-shaped leaves of the ginkgo are still firmly attached to their ...

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The unusual fan-shaped leaves of ancient ginkgo trees (Ginkgo biloba) announce in blazing yellow across North Shore streetscapes and landscapes, beginning this month. These ...

A new species of hangingfly with wings that perfectly mimic the leaf of an ancient ginkgo-like tree has been discovered in China by scientists at the Smithsonian, the University of Maryland and the ...

Every fall, there comes a moment as lovely and fleeting as a visit from a butterfly: when the ginkgo trees are golden. The incandescent yellow lasts for just a few days — sometimes only one — and then ...

WASHINGTON – Richard Barclay opens a metal drawer in archives of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum containing fossils that are nearly 100 million years old. Despite their age, these rocks aren’t ...

Although adding a tree to one's garden is a major decision, trees serve so many valuable purposes that I like to include them in this column from time to time. One of my favorites is the instantly ...