Ginkgo biloba L.
A medium-sized deciduous tree known for its natural cleansing properties and wide ecological value.
Quick Facts
China Cultivated worldwide incuding parts of india in botanical gardens and urban plantations
Originally from temperate regions of China, grows in well drained, sunny sites, ofen along with river banks, valleys and parks. Adatptable to urban enviornmental and pollution tolerant.
large deciduous tree, 20-35m tall long lived (can exceeds 1000years). Unique fan shaped, bilobed, bright green turning golden yellow in Autumn. Dioecious species male trees produce pollen cones, female trees produce ovules that develop into seeds with a fleshy outer layer. gray brown ,deeply furrowed in mature trees.
- Leaves used in extracts for improving memory, congnitive function , and circulation, seeds used in traditonal medicine.ornamental use in parks , avenue. Culture/ historical considered a living fossil, with fossils dating bacl 270 million years. Symbolic in many cultures for longevity and resilience.
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Ginkgo biloba L.
A medium-sized deciduous tree known for its natural cleansing properties and wide ecological value.
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Native Information
China Cultivated worldwide incuding parts of india in botanical gardens and urban plantations
Habitat
Originally from temperate regions of China, grows in well drained, sunny sites, ofen along with river banks, valleys and parks. Adatptable to urban enviornmental and pollution tolerant.
Habit
large deciduous tree, 20-35m tall long lived (can exceeds 1000years). Unique fan shaped, bilobed, bright green turning golden yellow in Autumn. Dioecious species male trees produce pollen cones, female trees produce ovules that develop into seeds with a fleshy outer layer. gray brown ,deeply furrowed in mature trees.
Uses
- Leaves used in extracts for improving memory, congnitive function , and circulation, seeds used in traditonal medicine.ornamental use in parks , avenue. Culture/ historical considered a living fossil, with fossils dating bacl 270 million years. Symbolic in many cultures for longevity and resilience.
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Flower
Fruit
Leaves
Bark
