Ginkgo biloba 'Magyar'

Object Details

Description
This is a male ginkgo cultivar which does not produce fruit, and has an upright form. Its seemingly exotic cultivar name belies the fact that it was discovered growing in front of a bank in New Jersey.
Hardiness
-30 - -20 F
Bloom Time
April
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Range
Cultivated
Topic
Trees
Living Collections
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Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
On Display
National Portrait Gallery
Data Source
Smithsonian Gardens
Accession Number
2012-1485A
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Common Name
Magyar Ginkgo
Maidenhair Tree
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Ginkgoidae
Order
Ginkoales
Family
Ginkgoaceae
Genus
Ginkgo
Species
biloba
Life Form
Deciduous tree
Average Height
40-60'
Bark Characteristics
Gray to brown and slightly ridged.
Bloom Characteristics
Male flowers which bloom in catkins.
Fall Color
Yellow
Foliage Characteristics
Simple, alternate, fan shaped leaves with entire margins and a notched apex. Grow on spurs in clusters of 3-5.
Fruit Characteristics
N/A
Structure
Young: conical Mature: spreading
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax79baae193-e2d4-4267-a6a0-35b57d72bb11
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2012-1485A
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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