#683 most planted
Ginkgo
Ginkgo · also Maidenhair tree
SpreadingDeciduous
660
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
9
cities
3.9 in
median trunk (10 cm, 217 measured)
9.8 yr
median age (65% have a planting date)
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The Ginkgo, a "living fossil," is a unique non-flowering seed plant known for its distinctive fan-shaped leaves that turn golden in the fall. It exhibits remarkable resilience to urban environments, though female trees produce strong-smelling seeds. Trees have a spreading form and can reach up to 40m in height.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 4070.27%9.8 yr4.7 in
- 1710.07%——
- 720.02%1.3 yr2.0 in
- 40.02%—1.4 in
- 20.00%—2.5 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25–131 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–35 ft
- Lifespan
- 3500 years
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, Deep, Sandy
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.9 in, mean 6.2 in, 90th percentile 13 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Ginkgo in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
