Accession Data:
Ginkgo biloba L.
- Common Name: Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree
- Family: Ginkgoaceae Engl.
- Country of Origin: China
- Description: Grown from seed from a Ginkgo tree in Hiroshima, Japan that survived the atomic bomb in 1945. The seeds were sent to UConn by Green Legacy Hiroshima, a group that protects and distributes propagations of hibakujumoku--atomic bombing survivor trees--in order to promote global peace and a message of caution and hope.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 202400083
- Source: Green Legacy Hiroshima
- Provenance:
Seeds from Hiroshima, Japan, from Green Legacy Hiroshima. GLC site 25, Shukkeien Garden, Kaminoboricho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, 1370 m from hypocenter. The seed parent is a ca. 200 year old Ginkgo tree with a trunk that leans towards the site of the atomic blast. Seven seeds imported by San Diego Botanic Garden received Sep. 19, 2024.
- Accession Date: 10-15-2024
- Bench: 6101 - BPB:6100:Bench1
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-29-2024
Classification:
- Division: Ginkgophyta
- Class: Ginkgoopsida
- SubClass: Ginkgoidae
- Order: Ginkgoales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Ginkgoaceae
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / China Southeast /
References (external):
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