Across times and cultures, the Ginkgo has captivated people as a symbol of love, hope, and peace. Particularly through the shape of its split leaf, it has become an emblem of the dialectical Yin and Yang, of the feminine and masculine principles, of life and death. Goethe was inspired to write his famous poem "Ginkgo biloba" - since then, the Ginkgo has been a recurring motif in Western literature. This volume gathers the most beautiful texts about this famous tree: fairy tales and haikus from Japan and China, writings and poems by Siegfried Unseld, Günter Eich, Peter Härtling, Felix Pollak, and many others.