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The winner for this contest is Jeanne Riegel. Jeanne correctly identified the Gingko Biloba as the beautiful trees whose leaves are so golden in the photo we posted.
The Gingko enjoys the distinction of being the only surviving species of its family. It is incredibly robust, resisting damage from cold, wind, pests and disease. These trees can live for thousands of years (some specimens in China are more than 2,500 years old!), reach impressive sizes, have unique fan-shaped leaves and display breathtaking fall color. Joy Morton, founder of The Morton Arboretum, was particularly fond of this tree for its enduring beauty and longevity.
Jeanne won one of our Arboretum signature logo blankets and a 62-inch logo umbrella - a $100 value! Here’s what she had to say when she learned she’d won:
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October 29th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Ginkgo biloba
name comes from chinese ” jin-kwo ”
= “silver fruit ” (nut)
two – lobes
October 30th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Ginkgo biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Yes, it’s a Ginkgo biloba. Be sure you get a male tree if you plant one in your yard. The female tree is MESSY.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:26 am
It is a Ginkgo tree.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Ginko Biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Ginkgo biloba – my favorite tree as well!
October 30th, 2009 at 10:30 am
this is a Ginkgo Tree!!
October 30th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Gingko Gingko biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Ginko
October 30th, 2009 at 10:34 am
ginkgo
October 30th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Ginko
October 30th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Ginkgo biloba
Coincidently we are planning on planting a Ginkgo in front of our house this weekend! In honor of the birth of our daughters.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Ginko biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 10:40 am
Ginko biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 10:40 am
Ginko!
October 30th, 2009 at 10:43 am
ginko biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Ginko, sometimes spelled gingko. Had one next to our house in Glen Ellyn growing up.
KV
October 30th, 2009 at 10:56 am
It is a gingko biloba tree
October 30th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Ginkgo Biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Ginkgo biloba!
October 30th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Ginko
October 30th, 2009 at 11:05 am
A Gingko, of course!
October 30th, 2009 at 11:05 am
ginko biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Ginkgo biloba – a beautiful tree
October 30th, 2009 at 11:06 am
The Ginko Tree.
47th Street in LaGrange, Illinois has one of the most densely planted area of Ginko’s.
October 30th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Ginkgo
October 30th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Ginko Biloba, a prehistoric treasure!
October 30th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Gingko, and am excited that I have one in my yard. Waiting for the glorious all at once leaf drop. Hope the rain doesn’t spoil that event.
October 30th, 2009 at 11:22 am
It’s the beautiful ginkgo! One of my favorite tree memories is watching a ginkgo drop it’s yellow leaves all in one day, creating a dense blanket on the ground that reflected light – a lasting image.
October 30th, 2009 at 11:23 am
It’s a beautiful Ginkgo Biloba!!
October 30th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Gingko Tree
October 30th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Ginko of course! There is a big old Ginko at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in the courtyard…
October 30th, 2009 at 11:28 am
It’s a Gingko, of course.
October 30th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
October 30th, 2009 at 11:36 am
This is the wonderful fall color of the Ginkgo Biloba tree. It’s so understandable why Joy Morton loved this tree – me, too! There are also some beautiful specimens in the St. Louis Arboretum.
October 30th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Ginko biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Gingko biloba
(should be italicized but no way to do that on here)
October 30th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Ginkgo biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Ginko biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Ginkgo biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Ginko biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 11:58 am
Beautiful to look at, but the fruit is malodorous!
October 30th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Ginkgo tree
October 30th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Gingko! On the east side near the main loop drive.
October 30th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Ginko biloba.
everything you need to know about this tree http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkgo_biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Ginkgo tree
October 30th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Ginko!
October 30th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
The Ginkgo tree is my favorite, we have one growing in our neighborhood by St. Paul’s church.
October 30th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Gingko biloba — and what beautiful color!
October 30th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
ginkgo
October 30th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
This is a Ginkgo tree. I used to take my Aunt to the Arboretum (she was wheelchair bound so we used her scooter at the Arboretum — she has since passed away) and out of all the trees, her favorite was the Ginkgo. Everytime we went, she couldn’t wait to see the Ginkgo.
October 30th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
gingko biloba — so pretty, but ewwww, the aromatics are quite seriously gross….
October 30th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
This is a Ginkgo tree. I used to take my Aunt to the Arboretum (she was wheelchair bound; she has since passed away) and out of all the trees, her favorite was the Ginkgo. Everytime we went, she couldn’t wait to see the Ginkgo.
October 30th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Ginkgo biloba
and a photo very similar to the one shown, cropped and modified with a photoshop watercolor filter now appears on the front cover of the Enlightened Living Programs brochure for Oct-Jan – a list of meditation related programs offered free in the area. http://www.sos.org
October 30th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
The tree is a Ginkgo. There are a number of them in my neighborhood, and they add beautiful color to my walks!
October 30th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
It’s a ginko tree.
October 30th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
A beautiful Gingko biloba. This tree was thought to be saved from extinction by Chinese monks – a living fossil!
October 30th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Ginkgo biloba.
October 30th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
GINKGO BUT ITS A SMELLY ONE!
October 30th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
ginko biloba — beautiful in all seasons!
October 30th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Ginko biloba- I love it!
October 30th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
This is a gingko biloba, which I always admired but knew nothing about before I became an Arboretum member.
October 30th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
It is a ginkgo tree
October 30th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
ginkgo biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Ginkgo tree
October 30th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Ginko Biloba, one my favorites!
October 30th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
It is the Ginkgo biloba…..the tree like no other…..the Morton Arboretum…..a place like no other.
October 30th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Ginko
October 30th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
It is a ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba).
October 30th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
It’s a Ginko tree!
October 30th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Ginkgo biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
They’re the beautiful fan-shaped leaves of the Ginko Biloba tree. The trees have different sexes on separate trees. The males are better because they do not drop the foul-smelling fruits. The trees are in the prairie area as well as the Asian area. I love the delicate leaves. If you save them for a while, the leaves turn brown.
October 30th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Ginko Biloba, my favorite tree.
October 30th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Gingko Biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Ginko
October 30th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Gingko tree
October 30th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Gingko Biloba
October 30th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
ginkgo
October 30th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Gingko biloba – the first tree we planted at our new house at a friend’s recommendation. It turns a beautiful gold in autumn and the morning after the first really hard freeze, all of the leaves fall off within hours.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
The beautiful Gingko tree:-)
October 30th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Ginkgo Biloba. It has a special sentimental meaning for me. After my dad died, we planted one in a park along the Prairie Path.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
The Gingko Biloba. Our neighbors in our old house in Naperville have the prettiest Gingko tree and I remember helping them rake the leaves up many times in the Fall. Such unique leaves.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Gingko tree
October 31st, 2009 at 12:45 am
Gingko biloba
October 31st, 2009 at 2:11 am
Ginko Biloba
October 31st, 2009 at 7:30 am
This is the lovely Gingko Biloba tree. The day of my mother’s funeral, our 15 & 12 year old children were so sad. The funeral director gave them a lesson in the life cycle by selecting a number of fallen Gingko leaves from the funeral home’s lawn. While these leaves seemed to be finished with their time as thriving leaves on the Gingko tree above, he showed them otherwise. Gripping the stem of the first leaf between his fingers, he began to add one leaf after another until it transformed into something even more beautiful. He tied the leaves stems together and presented the golden bouquet to our children.
October 31st, 2009 at 8:25 am
It’s a Gingko Biloba tree.
October 31st, 2009 at 8:49 am
gingko biloba. Our neighbors across the street have one. They are very slow growing, with beautiful golden color in autumn.
October 31st, 2009 at 8:51 am
The gingko biloba; slow growing, unique leaves, glorious autumn color
October 31st, 2009 at 9:26 am
Ginko Biloba, It is my favorite too!
October 31st, 2009 at 9:39 am
Gingko Biloba
October 31st, 2009 at 11:44 am
Ginko Biloba
October 31st, 2009 at 11:47 am
I believe I only typed the the name of the tree. Ginko Biloba…I have a leaf pin.
October 31st, 2009 at 11:54 am
This is a Gingko biloba tree and those of us who live around here are so lucky to have them!
October 31st, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Gingko Biloba, in full color now at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio!
October 31st, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Ginkgo biloba
October 31st, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Ginko. I always look for this tree whenever I am out.
October 31st, 2009 at 1:21 pm
The Gingko biloba tree, we have the female variety in our front yard and it carries golden fruit that when stepped on releases a putrid smell. My daughter, 5, told me (just the other day after walking by the tree on the sidewalk that was covered with “stepped on fruit”): “Mommy, we have to go back inside, you have to change Noah’s (17 mths) diaper.”
October 31st, 2009 at 4:54 pm
It’s a gingko tree.
October 31st, 2009 at 6:02 pm
This beautiful tree, gingko biloba, is one of the oldest still living on earth. Its lobed leaves are green during spring and summer. They become a golden yellow in fall, usually dropping all in one day.
“The Arboretum is a gingko, and a ginko
it shall remain.”-Joy Morton
October 31st, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Gingko Tree
October 31st, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Gingko
October 31st, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Ginkgo Tree
November 1st, 2009 at 7:40 am
A Gingko biloba. So beautiful as all the trees were this year.
November 1st, 2009 at 8:40 am
A gingko tree. Frank Lloyd Wright must have liked these trees as well because the gift shop at his Home and Studio in Oak Park is named after this tree and there is a gingko tree planted on the grounds there.
November 1st, 2009 at 9:22 am
Ginkgo biloba
November 1st, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Ginkgo biloba
November 1st, 2009 at 2:13 pm
ginkgo biloba tree – my 87 year old uncle gave us one for our new house and we love it!
November 1st, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Gingko Biloba
November 1st, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Gingko
November 1st, 2009 at 9:54 pm
This beautiful tree so awesome
in green or yellow is a Gingko Biloba, we have one in our backyard too!
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:23 am
The name of the tree is Ginko Biloba.
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:49 am
Gingko
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:35 pm
It’s a Ginko.
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:10 pm
The Ginko Biloba, one of my favorite trees.
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:27 pm
As I have one in my lawn, I know it’s a Gingko (Gingko biloba), but 113 entries before me make cheating easy.
Also, if it were something else, would the Gingko shop still be called that?
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Gingko
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:10 am
To Keith and and Everyone Else,
Don’t forget: the selection of a Destinations contest winner is random – from all correct entries. I suppose if someone doesn’t know the correct answer, having more than 100 entries with more or less the same response does tip the scales!
But the purpose of Destinations is to encourage participation – and the submissions this time, in particular, are wonderful. I’ve enjoyed reading through what members are saying about their trees. In fact, I had no idea that the Ginkgo was so popular in home landscapes!
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:15 am
Gingko Tree
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
A Ginko
November 4th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Ginko Baloba tree
November 4th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
This the Ginkgo Biloba tree. Before moving to Lisle 13 years ago we lived in the beautiful community of Danville, Kentucky. Our downtown main street was lined with Ginkgo trees. I remember loving the fan shaped leaves. Little did I know I would still be connected to this incredible tree when we moved!
November 4th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Gingko Biloba- I believe it is called the oldest tree. You can’t miss that distinctive leaf shape!
November 5th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Ginkgo tree