Plants - Trees - Tree identification - Living fossils
This tree is considered a living fossil, existed in the age of the dinosaurs and has distinctive fan-shaped leaves that turn bright yellow in autumn. Which tree is it?
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The ginkgo is considered a living fossil and is the only living representative of a very ancient group of plants. Its most distinctive features are its fan-shaped leaves, which turn golden yellow in autumn.
Fossil relatives of today's ginkgo already existed in the age of the dinosaurs. Their leaf shape clearly resembles that of the modern Ginkgo biloba.
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
