Ginkgo Biloba

The Origin and Evolution of the Ginko Biloba Tree

The Ginko Biloba tree, now standing about a half mile from the speaker's home, has a fascinating history that dates back to the beginning of the universe. The tree's origins can be traced to the dense matter of the universe and the Big Bang, which created space and time as we know it. Over billions of years, the matter that would become the tree cooled off and eventually formed the Earth. Fossil records show evidence of Ginko trees existing millions of years ago, and while they faced a decline and extinction in many parts of the world, human cultivation helped preserve the species, particularly in Central China.