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Life Form:
Deciduous tree
Average Height:
40-50'
Bark Characteristics:
Gray to brown and ridged.
Bloom Characteristics:
Green male catkins.
Fall Color:
Yellow
Foliage Characteristics:
Alternate, simple, fan shaped leaves with entire margins and a notched apex. 2-3" long.
Structure:
Upright, narrowly conical
Range:
Cultivated
Description:
This male ginkgo cultivar is known for being fruitless and its upright, tapering growth form.
Hardiness:
-40 - 20 F
Bloom Time:
April
Provenance:
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
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Common Name:
Maidenhair Tree
Princeton Sentry Ginkgo
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Ginkgoidae
Order:
Ginkoales
Family:
Ginkgoaceae
Genus:
Ginkgo
Species:
biloba
Accession Number:
2019-0215A
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
On Display:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax71183f75f-8018-4708-8cf7-eb88eca57afb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2019-0215A