Ginkgo

ಗಿಂಕ್ಗೊ ಬಿಲೋಬजिन्को बाइलोबाபாசில் மரம்

Ginkgo biloba L.

light
Full sun
water
Medium
tall
20 m
wide
11 m

Ginkgoaceae

Also called Maidenhair tree, Golden fossil tree, Stinkbomb tree, Gingko, Maidenhair Tree

Formerly Ginkgo macrophylla, Salisburia biloba, Salisburia macrophylla

When it flowers

Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.

Read from iNaturalist photographs of it in flower. A month counts at 50% of the best month's flowering share (smoothed over three months) and 10% of its flowering count, from at least 100 flowering observations in the band.

PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNC State Extension lists it as mildly poisonous (seeds) (25 Oct 2026)

If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.

Something wrong with it?

About it

Grows as
TreeKew's checklist, not yet checked
Climate
TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
Wild in
China (Zhejiang)Kew's checklist, not yet checked
Light
Full sun (6 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Height
15 m to 24 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
Spread
9.1 m to 12 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
Water
Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
Coldest it survives
-40 °C (USDA zone 3a)Read from NC State Extension, one source

Not known yet: flowers, heat, hottest it survives.

In other languages (12)

Spanish
Ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba
Chinese
銀杏, 银杏
Portuguese
Ginkgo, Gincgo, Nogueira-do-japão
Japanese
イチョウ
Korean
은행나무
Czech
jinan dvoulaločný
French
Ginkgo, Arbre aux quarante écus, Ginkgo biloba
Dutch
Ginkgo, Japanse Notenboom
Italian
Ginco, Ginkgo biloba
German
Ginkgo, Ginko
Russian
Гинкго двулопастный
Finnish
neidonhiuspuu, Neidonhiuspuu

Where this comes from

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