Golden Ginkgo
Rebirth
Seen in the Huntington Library Garden, San Marino, CA
The Ginkgo tree is famed for being a “living fossil”. There are Ginkgo specimens preserved in the rock record from 270 million years ago, in the Permian Period.
A Ginkgo is known to produce smart anti-insect arsenal - one set of chemicals to directly fight a pest, but also another set of compounds that specifically attract the insect’s enemies.
This perhaps explains its legendary resilience.
Rebirth
Seen in the Huntington Library Garden, San Marino, CA
The Ginkgo tree is famed for being a “living fossil”. There are Ginkgo specimens preserved in the rock record from 270 million years ago, in the Permian Period.
A Ginkgo is known to produce smart anti-insect arsenal - one set of chemicals to directly fight a pest, but also another set of compounds that specifically attract the insect’s enemies.
This perhaps explains its legendary resilience.