TREES TOLD BY THEIR FORM 



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GINGKO OR MAIDENHAIR TREE (Ghigko biloba) 



Distinguishing characters: The pecuUar branches of 

 this tree emerge upward from a straight tapering trunk 



Fig. 44. — Gingko Trees. 



at an angle of about 45° and give to the whole tree a strik- 

 ing, Oriental appearance, which is quite different from 

 that of any other tree. Fig. 44. 



Leaf: Like that of the maidenhair fern, Fig. 45. 



