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Maidenhair Tree aka Ginkgo biloba

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Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba; in Chinese and Japanese 銀杏, pinyin romanization: yín xìng, Hepburn romanization: ichō or ginnan), also spelled gingko and known as the Maidenhair Tree, is a unique species of tree with no close living relatives. The tree is widely cultivated and introduced, since an early period in human history, and has various uses as a food and traditional medicine.

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ja.emmans
ja.emmans 12 years ago
Ginkgo biloba
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RobMarkward
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RobMarkward

Arlington, Virginia, USA

Spotted on May 11, 2011
Submitted on May 11, 2011

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