Second most ancient (next to Cycads) of the surviving seed-plants which first appeared in the fossil record around 260 million years ago again in the Permian. In the past there have been many species, which were highly various. But only one is left to us: the ginkgo or maiden hair tree. (Ginkgo biloba) with its curious and absolutely characteristic half moon shaped leaves. The Chinese gather its seeds for cooking. Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical gardens in St.Louis, and one of the botany's most original thinkers , says that if you want to save a plant from extinction, you should put it into horticultural trade: and the gingko is the case in point. This option doesn't hold true for the animals though.No one could give a satisfactory home to a blue whale. Ref ........THE SECRET LIFE OF TREES by Colin Tudge
Dr Satish Phadke On 9 December 2013 18:51, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > This is said to be the only naturally occurring Ginkgo biloba tree from > India. > Manali > Dr Satish Phadke > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
