Question: Ginkgo Allée is a corridor of trees on the east side of Olin Library whose leaves turn bright yellow in the fall. How old are the largest trees in Ginkgo Allée?
Answer: C) The largest trees in this historic allée are 96 years old, almost as old as some university buildings. Ginkgo Allée was part of the original campus plan designed by Cope & Stewardson in the early 1900s.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Diane Wittling, a staff member at the Brown School, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!