Ginkgo biloba
GINK - oh
by - LOW - bah
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Common name: Ginkgo (Maidenhair tree)
Classification: deciduous tree
Arrangement: alternate
Composition: simple
Margin: entire (wavy)
Veins: palmate
Leaf: length 3-4”
Width 2-3 ½”
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Plant: height 40-70’, width 20-4’
Flower: spring, catkin
Fruit: fall, tan-orange
Exposure: sun
Leaves may be clustered
Leaf is two lobed; fan shaped
Leaf spurs on twigs become almost black
Leaf turns yellow in fall
Fruit on female plant is extremely messy
and has a bad odor
• Zone 4-8
Ginkgo biloba