This deciduous tree has a brown furrowed trunk with spreading branches that form a rounded crown. It has dull green fan-shaped leaves that turn bright yellow during autumn and the male and female flower appear on separate trees during spring.

Hardiness zones 3 to 10

Ginko biloba is naturally found in eastern China and Japan and is now rare in the wild but has grown in several natural stands over its 150 million year existence.

It prefers a well drained fertile deep moist soil in an open sunny position and is frost tolerant but drought tender.

The Maiden Hair Tree is grown for its autumn colour and its growth habit. It is grown as a lawn specimen or shade tree in large gardens or parks. It is also used in street plantings or for summer shade establishing in 5 to 7 years and is long lived. The seeds are edible when roasted and known as 'Pai-kow' in China.ID 252

Ginkgo(GINK-gô) biloba(bi-LÔ-ba)

"Ginko" comes from the ancient Chinese vernacular name, meaning "silver fruit"; "biloba", Latin word meaning "two lobes", referring to the leaf shape.

Ginkgoaceae(GIN-ko-AY-see-ee)