At least where I live these trees are somewhat exotic. The only one that I know of is in Frank Lloyd Wright's back yard. I have always thought they were interesting leaves and you captured this one well.
Thanks. I didn't think they grew here but my kids found the leaf so I'm a bit perplexed. I shall have to carefully walk the route to school with an eye out for it.
i love ginko leaves....we have one in our front yard, planted a couple of years ago..it is a small more ornamental ginko biloba but has the wonderful shaped leaf.
The maidenhair tree is the sole survivor of a family of trees that flourished millions of years ago. The name Ginkgo is probably derived from a Chinese word for "silver fruit". They're pretty trees, but can get stinky in the fall when their sees burst.