Taxonomy
Clade | angiosperm |
Family | Ginkgoaceae |
Genus | Ginkgo |
Species | biloba |
Common Name | ginkgo, maidenhair-tree |
iTree Code | GIBI2 |
Plant Form
Form | Tree: upright or spreading crown |
Height | 80 feet |
Spread | 40 feet |
Deciduous | Yes |
Identification Description
Foliage | fan-shaped some with deep “notch” or lobed, thin veins |
Leaf Type
|
Simple |
Bark | light gray with irregular ridges/plates, corky to touch |
Bud | terminal: conical, light brown; laterals: form on spur shoot |
Bud Arrangement
|
Alternate |
Twig | moderately stout, gray with spur-shoots, lacking fine twigs |
Flower | male: green or light green, short catkins; female: 2 (ovules) on short green pedicels; male and female on separate trees (dioecious) |
Fruit | fleshy cone, green then yellow/orange, "stinks" when crushed (female only) |
Fall Color | bright yellow |
Site Characteristics
USDA Zones
|
pH Levels | Salt Tolerance |
Min | 4a |
Min | 5.1 |
Soil | High |
Max | 8b |
Max | 8.0 |
Spray | High |
Shade Tolerance | Drought Tolerance | Allelopathy |
Intolerant |
High |
Unknown |