Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated photo shows a ginkgo leaf in New Paltz, NY. In addition to their fan shape, leaves of ginkgo trees have a unique ...

On what day will the ginkgo leaves fall this year? Sometimes people make a bet as to when. This time of year leaves are dropping and landing everywhere, littering the ground. But the ginkgo tree ...

Today we will be discussing the oldest extant tree from prehistoric times – the beautiful and stately ginkgo. And, we are talking really prehistoric here. Ginkgo trees are found in the fossil record ...

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 ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Our present-day "living fossil tree" is nearly identical to leaves found in ...

The ginkgo leaves on Miami University's campus are turning yellow. First year students in Miami University's architecture program are staking out ginkgo trees on campus — literally — in anticipation ...

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 ...