Ginkgo biloba 'Fastigiata'
(Fastigiate Maidenhair Tree)
Family - Ginkgoaceae
Category - Tree, Conifer
Year of Introduction - 1906
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 10m - 15m
Width - 3m
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A medium-sized Deciduous, coniferous tree with an upright habit. Stiff, upright branches are adorned with distinctive, pretty, fan-shaped leaves that are bright green. Green, male catkin-like strobili are produced in mid-spring. The leaves turn a bright shade of golden yellow in autumn before falling. Slow growing.
Flower:
Ginkgo biloba is dioecious, and G. b. 'Fastigiata' is a male cultivar. Pendulous, yellowish-green, catkin-like structures (strobili) are produced in clusters in March and April.
Flower colour: Green
Flower shape: Strobili
Flowering time: March, April
Foliage:
Bright green, fan-shaped leaves have long petioles and are Alternately arranged on stiff, upright branches. The leaves turn an attractive shade of golden yellow in autumn. Leaf drop tends to happen quite suddenly.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Fan-shaped
Autumn Colour: Yellow
Propagation:
Grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, well-drained soil.