Taxon

Ginkgo biloba 'Kew'

Ginkgo biloba 'Kew' - Kew ginkgo
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Kew ginkgo
Family: Ginkgoaceae (ginkgo family)
Distribution: Species native to e. China
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A dwarf form of ginkgo originating from a 200-year-old specimen in Kew Gardens, England. A male form, growing to 10' tall or less. Deciduous leaves are characteristically 2-lobed, fan-shaped and held in whorls on short spur-like branches. Its medium green summer foliage takes on a clean, yellow but ephemeral fall color.

Locations

  • 1: GIN: CH18 (CH18) • Accession: D1994-0737.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: SEC: AU27 (AU27) • Accession: D2003-0096.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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