Converse Roberts photographs the ginkgo trees along East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in uptown Charlotte Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. The trees have fan-shaped leaves that turn brilliant gold in late autumn. The ginkgo, which can live for centuries, is one of the world’s oldest living species of tree. Fossils of the leaves dating back to the when dinosaurs roamed the earth.TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com TODD SUMLIN — tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com