GINKO BILOBA

RESEARCH QUESTION: How to revive the old part of the town Karlovac also known as Zvijezda (eng.

Star)?

ASSUMPTION:

Karlovac is a city of parks, therefore there should be a plant species interesting for visitors of

Zvijezda.

Vrbanić’s park is located in the south-eastern part of the town between the river Korana and Zvijezda. It was established in

1886. by Josip Vrbanić, mayor of Karlovac.

Researching data about plant species growing in the Vrbanić’s

park and in cooperation with

Zelenilo d.o.o. we came to the understanding

that Ginkgo trees grow

there.

GOAL:

Supstantiate the evidence about Gingko tree growing in the park

Present the project in our school and our city

Suggest that Ginkgo becomes one of the tourist attraction of our town

WORK METHODS:

Students photographed

the trees and measured it’s

hight and diameter using

the Globe protocol.

Students made Ginkgo

tree using wire, starch

glue and newspapers.

Students made fan-shaped leaves,

wrote the information about the founding site,

growth, reproduction and health benefits in the leaves which they glued on the three afterwards.

INTERESTING FACTS:There is a difference

between male and female ginko tree

It can be recognized by fan-shaped leaves

Resistant to low temperatures

(-30° C)Tolerated polluted

atmosphereUsed as a culinary

suplementLeaves and seeds are used

in medicine to treat depression and asthma

Ginko has slightly changed in the last 200 million years

The first seeds brought to Europe were the ones brought to England

It is contemporary to dinosaurs

Used for it’s therapeutic benefits in China 2800 years BC

The 8th grade students found one male and one female

Ginkgo tree in the Vrbanić’s

park.

Project was presented to

other students and the

participants of the Day of the Open Events in

our school- primary school

Banija.

Students have presented their project to the City Council

CONCLUSION The old part of our town needs to be

revived therefore we hope the Ginko trees students found will be included as

one of the city’s attraction.