I have a Sciadopitys verticillata in my yard. It’s a living fossil like a Gingko Biloba.
When my friends with small children come over I tell them that I have a dinosaur living in the backyard and show them the tree.
It is the sole member of the family Sciadopityaceae and genus Sciadopitys, a living fossil with no close relatives, and known in the fossil record for about 230 million years.
I bought it because it looks cool and my wife hates Gingkos.
“my wife hates Gingkos”
and pretty soon, she’ll be saying they should have their own schools...
;’)