Scientific Name
Ginkgo biloba

Common Name
Ginkgo; Maidenhair tree

Hardiness Zones: 3-9

Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun; range of soil types except wet soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Pyramidal; irregular horizontal branches; picturesque
Height: 40 to 70'
Width: 20 to 40'
Leaf: 2 to 3" emerald green, fan shaped, alternate, simple leaf in clusters of three to five; yellow fall color
Flower/Fruit: Insignificant flower; female has objectionable plum shaped, foul smelling fruit
Comments: Messy fruit; plant male trees, leaves fall rapidly in fall; drought, heat, air pollution, and salt tolerant; easy to transplant; long lived
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