Ginkgo
DOWNLOADMarch 11, 2016 - Bert Cregg
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Ginkgo biloba
- Height: 40’ - 50’
- Spread: Variable, depending on cultivar.
- Site characteristics: Various soil types; full sun
- Zone: 4b - 8b
- Wet/dry: Tolerates drought
- Native range: China
- Salt: Moderate tolerance
- pH: 5.0 - 8.2
- Shape: Irregular when young, pyramidal with age
- Other: Yellow fall color
- Cultivars: ‘Autumn Gold’ – symmetrical, broad, outstanding fall color; ‘Lakeview’ and ‘Princeton Sentry’ – very narrow, upright.
- Additional: Specify male trees because of noxious fruit smell, all cultivars are male; transplant in spring or fall.
- Pests: Relatively pest-free
Photos: Jan Samanek, State Phytosanitary Admin., Bugwood.org (right), and Jesse Saylor, MSU (left).
Photo: Michasia Harris, Univ Georgia, Bugwood.org
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