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Ginkgo biloba
Blast from I am a tree renowned worldwide for my
the past medicinal properties and for my resilient
nature. My name is Ginkgo biloba and I am
A Ginkgo biloba was the
first tree to grow near from China and Japan.
Hiroshima after the
atomic bomb of 1945. Four
Ginkgos struck by the
atomic bomb are
alive even today.
erennia
Bio Length: 30–40 m; Life cycle: p
l
Mr Duck Foot
I am a tall tree, with some of my
kind reaching up to fifty metres.
I have deep roots and the ability
to withstand strong winds and
snow. I have erratic branches and
a deeply cracked brown bark.
My branches have greenish-
yellow leaves that turn golden
in autumn. These have two or
more lobes, and look like the
leaves of the maidenhair
fern, or even a duck’s foot.
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Blast from I am a tree renowned worldwide for my
the past medicinal properties and for my resilient
nature. My name is Ginkgo biloba and I am
A Ginkgo biloba was the
first tree to grow near from China and Japan.
Hiroshima after the
atomic bomb of 1945. Four
Ginkgos struck by the
atomic bomb are
alive even today.
erennia
Bio Length: 30–40 m; Life cycle: p
l
Mr Duck Foot
I am a tall tree, with some of my
kind reaching up to fifty metres.
I have deep roots and the ability
to withstand strong winds and
snow. I have erratic branches and
a deeply cracked brown bark.
My branches have greenish-
yellow leaves that turn golden
in autumn. These have two or
more lobes, and look like the
leaves of the maidenhair
fern, or even a duck’s foot.
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