Ginkgo Leaves in Autumn...

Ginkgo trees are very difficult to photograph as a whole so that it really looks good. Due to the tree growing very sparsely with few branches you often have either too much irritating background or the tree itself is too asymmetrical. So the solution is - besides choosing a detail of the beautiful leaves - to go for a good crop which I did here again.
The reason why I find Ginkgos so extremely interesting is that in autumn the leaves are turning into an incredibly warm yellow without the slightest touch of any other colour such as red or brownish.

Ginkgo - the living Fossil

Ginkgo leaves are incredibly decorative. I myself own a galvanized ginkgo leaf as a brooch. It looks very nice.
The tree is said to be a living fossil. No other plant is related to it and thus classified on its own. The internet has a lot of information to offer about this tree. Check it out if you like...

Ginkgo in the Colour of the Sun....

I really cannot say what I love more: the fire in the leaves of the maples in autum or the leaves of the ginkgo trees which is an incredible yellow - just as if the sun herself has been transformed into those leaves....