Melinda Myers

Ginkgo

Botanical Name

Ginkgo biloba

Hardiness

Zones 4 to 8(9)

Height

50 to 80 feet - great variability

Width

30 to 40 feet - great variability

Flowers

Spring: dioecious, catkins

Fruit

Female plants: smelly, naked seed with fleshy covering, plum-shaped, 1-1.5"

Fall Color

Yellow

Light

Full sun

Soil

Tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions

Planting & Care

• Transplants and establishes easily
• Urban tolerant - moderately salt tolerant
• Select male cultivars to avoid fruit

Problems

Pest free, fruit stinks - select male clones to avoid fruit

Varieties

• Autumn Gold - male, conical form, golden yellow fall color
• Princeton Sentry - male, narrow, upright