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COMMON NAME: Goldspire Ginkgo
BOTANICAL NAME: Ginkgo biloba, ‘Blagon’
USDA ZONE: 4-9
SUNLIGHT: Full Sun, Sun to part shade
SOIL CONDITIONS: Moist well-drained but tolerant of many types
HABIT: 35’ -45’ tall and 12’ wide at maturity, but a slower grower
FEATURES:
- Tight fastigiate shape
- Extremely hardy and tolerant of most soils
- True Yellow/Gold fall color that drops all leaves at once
- Clean tree without any droops or droppings
- Hard wood that has a very long lifespan of hundreds of years
WHY WE LOVE IT:
The ginkgo is a living fossil, being the oldest surviving tree species. Ginkgos are hard wood that live for hundreds of years. They are extremely hardy and tolerant of most soils. Pleasant disease-free fan-like leaves are desirable in any setting, but when coupled with the sparse amount of branch litter and the absence of fruits or seed droppings, it is absolutely perfect for parkways, streetscapes, and parking lots, as well as the backyard. Also, adding to this low-maintenance perk is that all the leaves will drop in the fall on the same day. This snowfall or shower of yellow gold leaves is a sight in itself, but even better that raking for the tree is only required once!
Ginkgos have remained on the planet, relatively unchanged for some 200 million years. So when the French found a way to tweak it so that you can get all the benefits of this timeless beauty, but in a compact and upright form, it should jump to the top of every designer’s pallet. In our time of smaller backyards requiring tighter spaces for trees, the Goldspire Ginkgo, that spans 12’ at full maturity (and takes a considerable amount of time to get there), and comes in low-branch or high-branch options, hits the mark.
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