The only remaining species of an order arising in the Permian, it was saved from extinction by Buddhist monks who planted it near temples in eastern China.  
Especially tolerant of smoke, cold, and drought, this slender deciduous tree has fan-shaped leaves.  The only remaining species of an order arising in the Permian, it was saved from extinction by Buddhist monks who planted it near temples in eastern China.  For ten points, name this "living fossil," a gymnosperm whose root is used in certain herbal remedies.
Especially tolerant of smoke, cold, and drought, this slender deciduous tree has fan-shaped leaves.  
ginkgo biloba or maidenhair tree