The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: ginkgo [Mahalic selection]

Family: Ginkgoaceae (ginkgo family)

Distribution: Species native to e. China

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: An irregular, compact selection originating from a witches' broom. Deciduous leaves are bright green in summer, produced in whorls on short spur-like branches, 1-2" long, and 2-lobed. Fall color is bright yellow. Bark is reddish brown on young wood, light gray-brown on older wood. Takes on a vase-shaped habit when young. Probably a fruitless, male selection.