Tree of the Month - November

Gingko Biloba - the Maidenhair Tree

This is an extraordinary tree, it has no living relatives, a species on its own, a remnant of plants alive millions of years ago.  It is a living fossil which means that for 270 million years, plants having the same or similar DNA have lived, dropped their leaves into the mud which with the passing of time - a very long time - have become rocks with the imprints of the leaves still inside.

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Our Gingko isn't huge and doesn't stand quite straight, but at this time of year the leaves turn bright yellow and look stunning in the early morning sunshine with the backdrop of dark-leaved conifers  But be quick though, once the leaves become yellow they can drop within a few days.

Gingko Biloba - The Maidenhair Tree