The Ginkgo in the garden now is just coming up to full colour, I hope this weeks winds are not going to be too strong.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Beautiful! Fall colors aren't as vibrant in Texas as I remember as a kid growing up in Ohio. Something I miss.
RussRAB
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Oct 24, 2018
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That's good, people usually think that we can not match the US for fall colour on this side of the sea, but we do get a few odd displays worth noticing, glad you liked it.
Wow, I will think about planting that in my area.
JackPedigo
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Oct 23, 2018
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Gets big, so make sure you have the space. Or if you are my age you just leave it for the millenials to sort out.
@Fernapple I have 1+ acre/ 1/4 is forest. I am always looking for a non-native, non-invasive to plant. One of my favorites is the Monkey Puzzle tree which is native to Chile and has a narrow growing range but we fit the bill and I have one. [owlcation.com]
@JackPedigo Super web page, thank you.
Now there is a long-lived tree. You have reminded me of the ginko I saw as an exchange student to Germany. It was in a palace courtyard in Braunschweig, reportedly a gift to Henrey the Lion-hearted from Marco Polo, brought from China. That was the story, anyway. And the tree was ancient.
MikeInBatonRouge
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Oct 23, 2018
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Thank you that's a great story, it is long lived in another sense being a so called living fossil as well, a very early conifer which was once thought extinct. And the Marco Polo extra is a nice romance anywa,y even if it is not quite true. (I think the import was a bit later but don't quote me.)
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