Gingko Biloba

Ginkgo biloba – ginkgo, the dandelion tree or the 40 money tree – is a unique decorative tree, considered a "living fossil", the only remaining species from a group over 200 million years old.

General description

• Type: deciduous tree, but with conifer-like leaves

• Crown: pyramidal at first, then broad and irregular with age

• Growth: slow to moderate

• Mature Height: 15–25 m (sometimes more under ideal conditions)

• Width: 8–12 m

• Longevity: can live hundreds of thousands of years

Foliage

• Leaves fan-shaped, light green in summer

• Autumn gets a spectacular intense yellow, uniformly

• The leaves fall rapidly in one period, forming a golden carpet