Autumn Gold Ginkgo

The Autumn Gold Ginkgo, 'Ginkgo biloba "Autumn Gold", is a male cultivar (which are "fruitless"). 'Autumn Gold' is an all-male cultivar typically growing at maturity to 40-50' with a symmetrical, broadly spreading habit. There is no smelly fruits with this Gingko cultivar!

The Gingko tree, Ginkgo biloba, is the sole surviving species of a group of Gymnosperms that flourished 65 million years ago, the time when dinosaurs existed. Gingko trees are also called Maidenhair trees. This tree can have a lifespan as long as 1,000 years!

Ginkgo are not native to North America, rather they are indigenous to China, Japan, and Korea, where they may still exist in remote mountainous parts. Today the tree is often planted in cities because of its remarkable resistance to urban smog and to insect pests.

The Autumn gold is grown in average, medium wet soil in full sun. It prefers moist, sandy, well-drained soils. This Ginkgo is tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, including both alkaline and acidic soils and compacted soils.

Also tolerant of saline conditions, air pollution and heat, it adapts well to most urban environments!

* Long lived

* Pollution and heat tolerant

* Symmetrical habit