This separation of sexes is relatively rare among trees, occurring in only about 6% of flowering plants. The female ginkgo produces large, fleshy, yellow structures that resemble fruits but are ...

The female ginkgo's ball is actually a simple but large ovule, "naked" because it is not protected by any structure, unlike the ovules of deciduous trees buried in the pistils of female flowers, or to ...

In order to understand how well the features of ginkgo leaves reflect the climate they grow in, we need to study leaves from trees growing in many different climates. Ginkgos are the perfect plant for ...

Check out this long stretch of ginkgo trees. 01:50 They're so many here in Tokyo that ginkgo's the official tree of Tokyo. 01:53 This program is on the seed in side of the fruit of this tree - the ...