银杏不仅是一种经济价值高的树木，它的木材优质，纹理直，被誉为“银香木”，在药用价值方面也具有独特之处。通过与其他作物的结合，银杏还能发挥其在生态经济中的潜力。
据《中国树木志》记载，银杏是古老的植物，以其强壮而持久的生命力，在提高空气质量、滋养水源、抵抗辐射等方面发挥作用，拥有较高的综合生态系统服务价值。银杏适应性强，其根系深入地面，固土能力强，可以耐受贫瘠和干旱的地形；它对病虫害有较好的防御能力寿命长，是理想的绿化树种。此外，它对污染和辐射都有一定的抵抗力，在日本遭受核爆后，它作为首批出现的植物，用其活力唤醒了那片被破坏的地球。在全球气候变化背景下，作为碳汇增效者的优良树种，银杏在减少碳排放、释放氧气方面扮演着重要角色。
从银杏发展来看，不仅展现了独特美学，也蕴含着悠久基因密码，为人类健康事业提供药用价值，同时为环境改善贡献力量。在金九佳节，我们何不与这位古老友人共度时光？
作为中国特有的植物，不仅国内民众喜爱，还被引入欧洲、日本等国，并广泛用于绿化中受到欢迎。东渡日本约在7世纪至8世纪中叶，那里的居民将它称作“希望使者”。英国皇家园林邱园以及荷兰乌得勒支植物园都栽培了这种树。在美国，从华盛顿到肯塔基州，再到如今遍布20余个州，如新泽西州、加利福尼亚州，都可见到这棵古老但永恒之树。
silver birch tree's charm lies in its posture and demeanor, with both the vitality of greenery in summer and the golden splendor of autumn. Since ancient times, silver birch has been highly valued for its ornamental qualities. In "Shanglin Fu" during the Han Dynasty, it is described as having "夸条直畅实叶葰楙." During the Song Dynasty, Su Shi also praised it: "Four walls mountain peaks, a full view of clear beauty like paintings." Not only that, but classic works on garden design from China's past and a passage in Ming Dynasty's "Longwu Zhi" mention how silver birch trees have leaves that are dense yet well-spaced when they're new and especially beautiful. Mr. Guo Moruo once called it "the Eastern Saint," describing it as a symbol of human culture with life.
Thus we see that silver birch presents not just visual beauty but also spiritual symbolism rooted deep within people's hearts.
