.....SYMBOLS...Ginkgo....

* The charming geometric shape of the ginkgo leaf has always been a popular Arts & Crafts motif.
* The ginkgo leaf as symbol represents strength, hope, and resilience. It inspires us to continue to be who we are-creative, sensitive, intuitive, and connected to the world around us.
* Ginkgo leaves are a classic Japanese symbol, representative of long life and memory.
* Two thousand years ago, Confucius taught his students under the branches of this tree, so for me ginkgo has always been a symbol of elegant scholarship, related to learning and scholarship.
* The Ginkgo tree is a phenomenon, an object of veneration, a sacred tree of the East, a symbol of unity of opposites.
* Ginkgo leaves are a symbol of changeless , possessing miraculous power, bearer of hope and of the immeasurable past, a symbol of love. Because of all its properties it is associated with longevity.
* The ginkgo tree is the oldest surviving tree species in the world and dates back at least 200 million years. The tree is very hardy, resistant to insects, bacteria, viruses, and pollution. The tree is so hardy that a solitary ginkgo was the only tree to survive the atomic blast at Hiroshima. Ginkgo trees can live for 1,000 years and grow to 100-120 feet high.
* The gingko symbolizes endurance, resilience, peace, hope, and love.