On the outskirts of the Chinese city of Jiaxing, European architecture practice MADAM has completed the Gingko Forest Tea House, a tiered timber building that immerses guests in nature. Taking cues ...

Just as every human being is a multifaceted creation of immense — if not yet fully developed — potential, so it is with plants. Take Chinese tallow tree, for example. In 1772, Benjamin Franklin sent ...

Leaf peepers needn’t drive to the Shenandoah for one of the prettiest autumn moments: the falling of the ginkgo leaves. Each year, the native Chinese tree turn a glorious gold and drop their leaves in ...

The Ginkgo tree as a species has many distinguishing features. It dates back to the time of the dinosaurs for starters. It is native to Asia, and in Chinese culture, its leaves and seeds have played a ...

Ginkgo trees dot the landscape of downtown Lawrence, barely noticeable until this time of year when their late-clinging leaves turn yellow and their silvery bark stands out in contrast to the mix of ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - On her way to get coffee the other day, Margaret Chin passed a female ginkgo tree outside Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church at 9th and Vine streets and picked up two fallen ...