Ginkgo Tree
by Chris Berry
Title
Ginkgo Tree
Artist
Chris Berry
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Photograph - Photography
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Backlit by the afternoon sun, the foliage glows on this tree on an October afternoon. The Ginkgo Tree, (Ginkgo biloba; in Chinese and Japanese ãyÐÓ, pinyin romanization: y¨ªn x¨¬ng,), also spelled gingko and known as the maidenhair tree, is a unique species of tree with no close living relatives. The ginkgo is a living fossil, recognisably similar to fossils dating back 270 million years. Native to China, the tree is widely cultivated and introduced early in human history, and has various uses as a food and in traditional medicine.
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March 30th, 2012
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