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10 unusual facts about Ginkgo biloba


Celephaïs

Nearby rises snow-capped Mount Aran, whose lower slopes are replete with ginkgo trees.

Château Trpísty

The large formal garden was landscaped in the English style in the 19th century and contains today a rich collection of rare trees, among them a 19th century female Ginkgo tree.

Chongqing model

The city reportedly imported millions of trees—many of them ginkos—as part of the campaign.

Douhua

It is usually served either with a clear sweet syrup alone, with ginkgo seeds suspended in the syrup, or in a sugar syrup infused with pandan.

Gingo biloba

Goethe sent Marianne von Willemer (1784-1860), the wife of the Frankfurt banker Johann Jakob von Willemer (1760-1838), a Ginkgo leaf as a symbol of friendship and on September 15, 1815 he read his draft of the poem to her and friends.

Ladd Arboretum

The first tree, a ginkgo, was planted by the Evanston Review in the memory of Edward Rixon Ladd (1883–1956), its founder, publisher, and editor.

Lu Guimeng

Two tall ginkgo trees were handplanted by him, still standing today.

Steven T. DeKosky

He is currently leading a 3,000 person, National Institutes of Health-funded trial assessing the effectiveness of Ginkgo biloba in delaying or preventing the onset of dementia in healthy adults.

Urushiol

Ginkgo biloba and cashew, plants containing chemicals closely related to urushiol.

Vach

A special feature is the Ginkgo in the garden of the rectory, which is not open to the public.


Jardin botanique de l'Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Clermont-Tonnerre

The garden is described in Actu Santé as containing the oldest two Chinese palms in Europe, the largest Ginkgo biloba in Europe, and excellent specimens of Camelias and Gunnera manicata.

Orto Botanico di Brera

It contains one of the oldest Ginkgo biloba trees in Europe, as well as mature specimens of Firmiana platanifolia, Juglans nigra, Pterocarya fraxinifolia, and Tilia.

Park Republika Srpska

Among the trees planted in the park are several of the rare species in Serbia, including the living fossil ginkgo biloba, North American sequoia, red beech (Fagus silvatica f. atropunicea), curly willow, yellow beech, etc.