A giant ginkgo biloba has reached peak color in Fukaura Town, Aomori Prefecture. The tree, which has been designated as a national Natural Monument, is said to be more than 1,000 years old.

"The tree that survived Hiroshima," "prehistoric tree," "living fossil"... Ginkgo biloba has been given many labels, not always accurate, which overshadow one of its greatest peculiarities: its ...

The Japan ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments ... The committee also announced that it will survey the health of the ginkgo trees that make up the representative landscape of the leafy ...

Here in the UK, ancient oaks and other trees are an enduring symbol of the British landscape, offering shelter and support to a wide range of wildlife. And Arbtech says it's up to all of us to take ...

01:53 This program is on the seed in side of the fruit of this tree - the ginkgo nut. 01:58 I hadn't tried this delicacy prior to coming to Japan, and never imagined there was any edible part of a ...

In Tokyo, for instance, there were about 50,000 plane trees 35 years ago, but only about half of them are left today. They were once the third most numerous nationwide, after ginkgo and flowering ...

People are being urged to play their part in conservation by recognising and protecting endangered tree species in their gardens and local areas. Ecologists from Arbtech are warning that climate ...

and it is a remarkable testament to tree evolution and adaptability. Ginkgo biloba, commonly referred to as the ginkgo tree or maidenhair tree, is deciduous, notable for its attractive fan-shaped ...