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In November I always take a photo of this ginkgo tree...
located at the entrance to 妙寿寺 (Myōjuji Temple) in Tokyo.
The ginkgo tree is an object of veneration, a symbol of unity, of changelessness... the bearer of hope and as a reminder of the distant past... a symbol of love.
The ginkgo is a very old tree of the Ginkgoales species. A million years ago, this variety of tree began to die out, leaving behind only a handful of shoots in northern Asia. It is believed to have first appeared in Japan around 1,000 years ago and is now an integral part of the Japanese landscape.
Among the ginkgo trees that populate Japan and planted nearly 1,000 years ago, three trees in particular are distinguished by their age:
※ Horyo Ginkgo (Aomori prefecture)
※ The Grand Kikubo (Aomori prefecture)
※ Shoboji Temple ginkgo (Saitama prefecture)
My own special ginkgo tree...
Thanks for looking,
Casey
In November I always take a photo of this ginkgo tree...
located at the entrance to 妙寿寺 (Myōjuji Temple) in Tokyo. The ginkgo tree is an object of veneration, a symbol of unity, of changelessness... the bearer of hope and as a reminder of the distant past... a symbol of love. The ginkgo is a very old tree of th...
More detail on the three ancient Japanese Ginkgo Trees ( Link with Photos Included )
can be found below and at the link... the trees are amazing... The Grand Kikubo (Aomori prefecture) - 1,000 years old Shoboji Temple ginkgo (Saitama prefecture) - 700 years old Horyo Ginkgo (Aomori prefecture) - 1,100 years old Must see -> Link
Not just a tree
It’s more than a tree. The story and history behind it, the spiritual meaning of it or the spiritual emotions it can generate. Almost too much to capture in a photograph yet if I look at the last two pictures and recall the background, I can almost feel i...
That particular tree in Tokyo calls to everyone in the neighborhood...
I can't imagine letting the year go by without taking a photo... and now that I have seen photos of the "ancient three trees" I must visit in person.... Casey
Beautiful pictures bring back memories
Thanks Casey. Such reverence comes naturally when you stand before a Gingko tree. My memorable Gingko stands at the courtyard of the Nishi Hongwanji temple in Kyoto.
Beautiful temple complex...
I have not been in Kyoto / Nara in late autumn, but it must be lovely... quite often temples and shrines have ginkgo trees at their entrance... Casey
Great
Is t this Great how through this forum we all get to see and learn so much from other parts of the world? Things we would never read in a book or learn from a tour guide But things we can only learn from people who actually live in that place
For instance
Take for instance the picture ice added here It’s a new mosque right in the DIFC the Dubai International Financial Centre. Who would have envisaged such a mosque It almost looks a bit like the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi ...
I can't stop looking.
How can something so old still be alive? Never mind how beautiful this tree is. Your second photo is sublime. Trunk and leaves in and out of focus. This is what I try to capture, with little success, every time I photograph nature.
Thanks for the comments...
Canon EOS 5D Mark II EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro Exposure: 1/640 seconds FNumber: f/5.60 ISO: 1600 Exposure Compensation: -0.33 PL filter back button focus using central focus point only to choose in-focus point focus on half shutter press deactivated...
These trees have an origin that predates the dinosaurs.
They were around 130 million years before the first flower.
Thank you for the perspective...
According to Wikipedia... ginkgoales has a Temporal range of 270-0 Ma (mega-annum - a million years), starting in the Permian geologic period, which predates the Triassic and Jurassic periods... fascinating...
