Autumn tightens budgets and shortens days. Gardeners still crave drama, shade and calm. One hardy choice quietly ticks every box. You want colour that stops the eye, shade that cools pavements, and a ...

"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 ...

Scientists have discovered the secret of how the ginkgo tree can live for more than 1,000 years. A study found the tree makes protective chemicals that fend off diseases and drought. And, unlike many ...

Q. I have read that ginkgo trees can live for hundreds of years. Is this true, and what makes them so unusual? Why are they called “living fossils”? A. Modern ginkgoes belong to a single species of ...

Seeds from a tree that survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima are being grown in Glasgow. The precious ginkgo seeds - harvested from the "survivor tree" - were gifted to the city council as part of an ...