Unique, fan-shaped leaves turn a stunning yellow color in the fall. It can tolerate many urban conditions including heat, air pollution, salt, and confined spaces. And it establishes easily.

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Ginkgo, or Maidenhair Tree, is a deciduous gymnosperm that is more closely related to pines and spruces than to maples and oaks. Ginkgo is one of the best known examples of a living fossil. For centuries it was believed to be extinct, but was found growing in eastern China. Ginkgo trees are dioecious, so there are male and female individuals. Female trees produce seeds with a soft, odiferous (rancid butter), fruit-like exterior, but the interior “nut” is edible and used in traditional Asian cooking.

USDA Zones 3-8