Английский Этимологический словарь - gingko

- 1773, from Japanese ginko, from Chinese yin-hing, from yin "silver" + hing "apricot." Introduced to New World 1784 by William Hamilton in his garden near Philadelphia. One was planted 1789 at Pierce Arboretum (now part of Longwood Gardens) in Kennett Square, Pa., and by 1968 it was 105 ft. tall.