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Ginkgo biloba tree for sale, a unique gift for gardeners

Planting one of these ginkgo biloba trees is a wonderful way to celebrate births and marriages. Ginkgo tree gift kit includes everything you need to successfully start and grow a ginkgo, along with an aluminum tag to place a personalized inscription on the tree. Often planted ceremonially in memory of loved ones, this tree can grow up to 20 feet tall in ten years. It is a very nice ornamental tree for adding shade around your patio.

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The ginkgo biloba is extremely hardy and resilient with an unusual chemistry that is often studied for its medicinal benefits, the ginkgo is thought to be a memory enhancer and antioxidant. This tree is also a symbol of long life and memory.

The ginkgo tree seeds were used as a food source as early as 206 BC. The seeds were compared to walnuts and mentioned as a substitute for lotus seeds. Japanese textbooks mention the Ginkgo as early as 1492 as a dessert at tea ceremonies. In the 18th century they became a side dish for sake. The grilled nuts are still eaten today in Japan when drinking sake.

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One of the most famous Ginkgo Biloba trees was located in Hiroshima. It was growing near a temple that was 1.1 kilometers from the blast center where the atom bomb was dropped by the American forces during World War II. The tree was still standing after the bomb was dropped, even though the temple and everything surrounding it was destroyed. The tree began to bud again after the blast with no apparent deformities. The temple was later rebuilt around the tre

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