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Ginkgo trees majestic ancient, N are H 5‘ By Claire Mawat Port Hope is blessed with a wealth oftrees. Almost every kind of tree which grows in this climate can be found here One of the most interesting is the Ginkgo tree. There are about eight Ginkgo trees in our town and they can be found at locations on Walton Street. Ontario Street, flourished here ever since Gingko trees can grow to an immense size and they have been known to live to be 1,000 years old. In England the Ginkgo is known as the Maidenhair tree l because ofits graceful branches and delicate femelike foliage. The sturdy, ridged leaves are distinc- Bedford Street, King Street and r Do you hove a tively fan- shaped. In the on the grounds favourite tree or species fall they are of Trinity Col» lege School aftree which can be Most of seen in Port Hope? unmistakable when they turn a brilliant these trees are Readers aye invited [.0 golden colour. between 100 and 200 years Another contribute facts and unusual fact old. That reflections about them‘ about the means that Ginkgo is that some of them were growing here at the time ofthe first European settlement of this community. Even more amazing is the fact that the Ginkgo is known to have existed as far back as the Jurassic period (150 mil- lion years ago) during the era when great dinosaurs walked the earth It's awesome to consider that this ancient species of plant life ~ which you can see ‘any day right here in your home town v can tracc its direct ancestry back that far. Originally the Ginkgo tree was cultivated only in China and Japan and it didn‘t roach Europe until the 18th century. We'll never know the namc of the first person to bring them to Canada, and to Port Hope, but they have obviously each tree is either a female or a male, The female tree produces the seeds. The male tree con- tains male cells or sperms. In the Orient the white seed kerâ€" nel is regarded as a culinary delicacy. In the Buddhist failh the Ginkgo is regarded as a sacred tree. I'm not a Buddhist but I admire that concept. All the majestic trees in our lovely town deserve to be chet- ‘ ished. I hope many people will discover and admire the unique Ginkgo trees which live in our midst. They are radiant in summer, spectacular in the fall and in winter the elegant branches are starkly beautiful. First in an occasional series on the majestic trees of Port Hope. The writer shown with Ginkgo rree in front ofAUisun‘s Finiqu Home 7 Last recitals on old Trinity organ i3 r 5‘ By Cecilia Nasmiflz This grand organ, With its ' ufpuhlit’ mtcirsr. and Mr Morton is sonus 2' spuukirig stops, 120 mm plar‘mng a Christmas comm m tional voices and computer capabilir introduce it to [‘16 Community He sav tho nrw equipment n ill make mnsir rl‘ar is "morn: luzcrestr n'g, man, mlourlul more varied. illnn than. lln‘ MOS summm organ m m] st-m, will go on using, the m1 listop “lutlv‘l xlmr Ins been m plm w sm. 1‘ Nle lan Morton's second summer organ recital series is also local resir tics, Will he the biggest one between dcnts' last chance to hear recitals on Cobourg and Kingston. the old organ at Trinity United For the church. it is no: a matter Church in Cohourg ofwheclingtho old nrgar out and The latest word the church's :he new one in mustc director has received gives Crun- l members mus: miLnrgx' him LU understand that Trinit a now we pro. .nt organ pll, smtt sonic ul organ Will be ready about six Belts the electrical Wiring, nm in it Hm This mm .x‘ will mnlmuc What .\11‘ snont‘r than t‘xpccted, possibly as pow up]le to tlit‘ utntul organ M won soyn :s .i ]'llHi Itisl sumnm' :umn ns Or what, and Alclltll11mpmt'tl .n llu' .mp1: lu Iran rln mtwn V “Ail lln‘ mum parts are in t] 1‘ and speakers him the pun-s 'l ln- H. i ll.|l\ MK; It .n r strum mm ,ury muepl lllL Lullfirlltt 'vV]llt.ll .s and in tln- mutiny mlmpr‘ t ml in I‘Immm' Hmmul. II||\ mtl \u Haj .u bvmghulltby .ttqnuu: “prowl. tittltutntn-ttv l a. pm .n mt Amt, llt ms. mg sliup," My Mortonsnid. 'xhismgn l...” H..tl\' mm .I.y m ‘ mm. m» m mint ll“ mm