A tree of many memories Sep 23, 2020

A tree of many memories

As autumn takes hold in China, a blanket of fan-shaped golden leaves—like this one at Xuanwu Lake Park in Nanjing—becomes a familiar sight. And it"s been that way for longer than anyone can remember, thanks to a native tree with a lineage going back eons, the ginkgo.

© SIPA Asia/ZUMA Wire/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Sep 23, 2018Ahh-tumn
Sep 23, 2019Stepping into autumn
Sep 23, 2021Last stop before leaving the solar system
Sep 23, 2022Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
Sep 23, 2023Autumnal equinox
Sep 23, 2024Sea Otter Awareness Week
Sep 23, 2025A keel-billed toucan in Costa Rica

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jul 7, 2018The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
Aug 15, 2020Celebrating the Acadians
Aug 13, 2022Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Aug 21, 2023Discovery Day in Yukon, Canada
Oct 18, 2020Sitka shines on Alaska Day
Feb 21, 2023New Orleans for Mardi Gras
Jun 5, 2020By the light of the fireflies
Sep 17, 2024Mid-Autumn Festival
Dec 27, 2022Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
Dec 28, 2018A species no longer at risk
Dec 1, 2021Antarctica Day
Sep 13, 2022Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Aug 29, 2020Big wheels on a big mountain
Mar 19, 2019The smoke before the bonfire
Jul 6, 2023International Kissing Day
Nov 8, 2024Glacial rivers in Iceland
Aug 14, 2022World Lizard Day
Jan 18, 2020Sands of time
Jul 10, 2022Ölüdeniz, Turkey
Aug 12, 2024World Elephant Day
Sep 7, 2021Whale hello there!
Sep 2, 2025Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
Dec 1, 2024Antarctica Day
Aug 10, 2023World Lion Day
Jan 8, 2023Breckenridge, Colorado
Apr 11, 2022Fiddlehead fern fronds
Sep 7, 2018An historic forest
Feb 9, 2024Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
Aug 25, 2018Happy trails for the 21st century
Jul 4, 2022Independence Day