.If you have ever wondered what the kinko biloba tree actually is, why the leaves are so weird, and where did it come from? Levi is breaking this tree down piece by piece to explain why this tree is probably the weirdest tree you will ever see.
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I'd like to have seen more than a leaf. like the whole tree. guess I'll go research it. but thanks for the info.
LEVI YOU ROCK!!!!! Show more pics of the exotic tree please. I've never seen one. LIVE here from the Texas Gulf Coast—- Harvey Tracker. —-Ike surveyor—-Katrina Took my barn…yatta yatta …ECT. ect. ect. Robin
knew of the tree and it's leaf structure but didn't know any of the other points.
That’s pretty cool!
I agree up with a ginormous specimen GB tree— gorgeous yellow leaves in fall.
Back in the late 90s there was a huge fad about taking Ginko to make you smarter, improve your memory etc. People were planting them all over the place, there were people putting sawdust, yard clippings all sorts of nasty stuff in capsules and selling them as Ginko…it was crazy!
awesome video
I knew they were the oldest trees, but I didn't know they were that old! Thanks for the info. BTW, I was just in a hospital cafeteria that had fake Ginko trees and I pointed them out to my daughter. She was not impressed.
Gonna hunt some out now! Very cool.
Great video Levi …I love the look of the leaves on the Ginkgo tree. My brother had one growing in his yard (must have been a male) but I don't recall it ever having seeds or an odor.
very cool
I think the ginkgo is beautiful & only recently learned of the foul smelling female. Thanks for sharing the history
Yeah they stink lol. I have a couple (m and f) and the fruit falls from treeand when it gets rotteb is when itstinks. I guess it worked to atract animals to eat the rotten fruit and later defecate the seed away from the tree
The world is only 6000 years old. Check the Bible for the the truth.
Wow, these are living fossils.
Love you Levi!! I was cracking up, but seriously I've heard of it and its properties for health, but all the the other facts you mentioned were new to me. Always great to learn something new, thank you much appreciated! 😉
Just want to clear up/add some stuff
1. Ginkgo is a gymnosperm, so by definition it cannot be classified by monocot or dicot. Those words only apply to angiosperms. Their means of fertilization are the same as conifers and cycads because they are gymnosperms.
2. Ginkgo leaves are used to make a tea believed to have medicinal properties, while the seed inside the fruit is cracked open and used in cooking. It has a very unique but slightly bitter taste. I highly recommend trying it, although it may have negative health effects if eaten in large quantities.
I have a ginko I love them so much mine turned orange already and reddish.
Wow, you're getting some dislikes on this. I honestly can't imagine why. Someone care to explain why?
I like the science and learning approach, but there needs to be some spell-check on those descriptions.
How can you tell if it is a male or a female when they are sill seedlings or even seeds?
Thank you so much!
They're actually my favorite tree! <3
My university has a story about ordering a few gingko trees. They ordered male ones and planted them, and soon thereafter found out that they were most certainly sent females because of the awful stench. They've just left them over the years, and there were a few times I was walking across campus and smelled this awful smell, and sure enough I'd look around and there'd be a gingko.
I had contemplated planting one in my garden. The very next day after viewing your video I was passing my local garden centre and popped in for a browse to see what was on offer. Guess what? There was a Ginko Biloba for sale. It's now waiting to be planted in my garden. As I have never seen it on sale in my garden centre I thought this is just too much of a coincidence. So thanks for inspiring my purchse in S.E London. BTW the Kinko Biloboa you mention in the short description above – is this a hybrid for fetish gardeners? Keep up the good videos. Thanks.
Such a cool fact about the 6 trees surviving Hiroshima
The story of navel oranges is pretty cool, too https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103250589
QUESTION: ARE BOTH male and female leaves useful for herbal use?