Ginkgo biloba L. Contemporary of dinosaurs in the KPI

A strange tree, enclosed by a  short fence, is growing on the back side of the west wing of the main building. In autumn, it drops its strange, painted in golden yellow color leaves, which kids and adults like to collect.

Ginkgo biloba tree

Ginkgo biloba can be propagated in three ways: by seeds, offshoots and grafts. Grafts are the easiest way to propagate ginkgo. It is better to take young grafts, cut them late in July, cut the leaves from them and put in the water to form roots. You can add accelerator root there.

Dormidontov Anatoliy Grygorovych

October 22 one of the most active veterans of Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kiev, Honored Space Technology Tester, senior researcher at the State Polytechnic Museum "KPI", academician of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences of National Progress Anatoly Grygorovych Dormidontov celebrated his 80th Birthday