Mesmerizing golden leaves fall from a 1,400-year-old Ginkgo tree
One of nature’s most priceless gifts, trees offer a variety of species life, protection, and sometimes even shelter for as long as they survive, which is often a very long period.
The majority of trees we are familiar with have green leaves, yet every fall, a 1,400-year-old tree in China sheds magnificent golden leaves. The Ginkgo tree is an unusual tree that may be seen in Shaanxi Province, China, near the Gu Guanyin Buddhist Temple.
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What the Ginkgo tree does is captivating.
The tree’s green, fan-shaped leaves begin to turn a brilliant yellow in November, marking the start of the country’s autumn season, and they then fall to the ground, forming an amazing ocean of gold underneath the tree.
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Numerous local monks use it as their preferred location to meditate since it is such a compelling sight to view. They take in the strange beauty of their surroundings as they sit under the tree.
It brings another level of serenity.
In the dead of winter, the native Chinese deciduous tree loses all of its leaves. The female plants produce two solitary big seeds in each of their yellow, foul-smelling fruits that ripen in the summer.
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The sole species still existing in the phylum Ginkgophyta is the Ginkgo tree, sometimes known as the “maidenhair tree.”
Extinct Ginkgo species can still be seen.
Ginkgo species that are extinct may still be seen in fossils from more than 270 million years ago, garnering the epithet “living fossil” for the Ginkgo tree.
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According to research, Ginkgo trees date back to the beginning of human history, making them supposedly older than dinosaurs. The Ginkgo hasn’t changed in more than 200 million years and is particularly adaptable to climate change.
These trees are abundant in some regions.
This tree is rather typical in China and is also present in other Asian countries. The oldest Ginkgo tree in Asia is located at the Gu Guanyin Buddhist Temple, nevertheless.
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This tree is particularly exceptional because the average lifespan of a Ginkgo tree is between 50 and 400 years.
It represents eternal wellness and longevity.
Some people believe that the tree’s immortality is a result of the prayers offered to Buddha at the temple.
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The administration of the temple claims that a spring that runs beneath it is a significant factor in the health and development of the structure.
It was planted for an emperor.
According to legend, the Ginkgo tree was planted in honor of Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Shimin, the second imperial emperor.
Its leaves are used in traditional Eastern medicine to cure a variety of conditions, including dementia, poor blood circulation, altitude sickness, and erectile dysfunction.
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However, the smell isn’t as nice as it looks.
Despite the tree’s beauty, it has unpleasant-smelling leaves that get worse as they decompose. Even yet, tens of thousands of visitors still come to the Zen monastery each year to see the tree.
Every day, the temple welcomes up to 3,000 guests from all around the world to view the tree. After the tree’s lovely leaves begin to fall, they anticipate seeing about 60,000 visitors over the course of 20 days.
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In the video below, watch Michael Dodson, a professor of general biology, botany, and general microbiology at Mississippi University for Women, explain the scientific rationale for the yellow leaves on Ginkgo trees in the fall.
Check out the video below to learn more about the Ginkgo trees and their yellow leaves.
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Source: Youtube, Positive Outlooks