This is not a laugh, but still fun. I just can not think of an appropriate place to post something like this.
There are a few ginko treees here, but they are rare. Quite hardy, it seems. Large ones in Indiana botanical gardens means they can take some cold.
Enjoy.
"The Ginkgo tree is unique. The relationship of Ginkgo to other plant groups remains uncertain. It has been placed loosely in the divisions Spermatophyta and Pinophyta, but no consensus has been reached. The Ginkgo is a living fossil, with fossils recognisably related to modern Ginkgo from the Permian, dating back 270 million years. The ginkgo is classified in its own division, the Ginkgophyta, comprising the single class Ginkgoopsida, order Ginkgoales, family Ginkgoaceae, genus Ginkgo and is the only extant species within this group. It is one of the best-known examples of a living fossil, because Ginkgoales other than G. biloba are not known from the fossil record after the Pliocene.
This is the Shimane Ginkgo, located in Shimane Japan, showing the mature, spreading form. It is over 600 years old. Younger trees have a more columnar shape, possibly due to human intervention."
