"Ginkgo Biloba". Kevmin (Photographer). (2009).

Some might say that the only reason the ginkgo tree has existed for over 200 million years is because of its physical adaptations, but the ginkgo trees survival runs much deeper in the threads of culture that have been weaved through societies since the beginning of human history.  It seems clear that the tree’s survival has been supported by the uses and symbols assigned to the tree that have made it a precious species that should be protected.