FRESH FRUIT: The Ginkgo biloba is great for small gardens and courtyards, although the female variety can sometimes produce a smelly fruit. “June had drawn out every leaf on the trees.” — Virginia ...

FOR ANIMALS IN PARKS. DES MOINES, PARKS AND REC PLANTED A NEW TREE TODAY RIGHT ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER. BUT THIS GINGKO TREE HAS QUITE THE HISTORY. ITS SEEDS CAME FROM ANOTHER TREE THAT SURVIVED ...

In the greenhouse atop Carnegie Science Hall, a green seedling peeks up from an unassuming black pot. Small but storied, this plant has traveled the world to put down roots here in Lewiston. The ...

Strolling in my neighborhood the other day, I saw two trees with autumn foliage that I thought would have made the most compelling combination had they been planted side by side. One was a ginkgo tree ...

As a child growing up in Minnesota's North Woods, Chuck Levine spent his free time studying plant life. He foraged for and pressed plant leaves. Neighbors gave him flora to bring home and grow. His ...

A ginkgo tree in December has the most brilliant golden foliage you will ever see, and I consider myself privileged to have a few of them growing in my neighborhood. The ginkgo is sometimes referred ...