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25g Grindstone Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba 'Grindstone'

Grows 25' - 30' ht. x 5' - 8' sp.

A great choice for tight spaces, Grindstone is a very narrow, columnar cultivar that only maxes out at 8' wide. Like other male Ginkgo clones, there are no smelly fruit and they have that same brilliant yellow fall leaf color. A fantastic urban landscape tree.

Ginkgoes are a long-lived, woody, deciduous, prehistoric trees in the Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo) family. They are referred to as living fossils because they have existed and remained unchanged for hundreds of millions of years.

Full sun, good drainage and well-draining soils are key to helping them live a long life.

Colorful, Low Maintenance,
Hardy in zones 3 - 8
Full Sun,

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25g Autumn Gold Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'

Grows 40-50' ht x 20-30' sp

Autumn Gold is a male cultivar of Gingko. It has a symmetrical, broad spreading growth habit. Once established, it has a high drought tolerance. Very showy bright yellow fall foliage. This is a great tree that has a wide range of uses. Whether it's planted as a lawn, park, street, or shade tree, Gingko trees always go above and beyond. Thrives in medium moisture soil in full sun and our trees are male, so they do not produce any fruit.

Ginkgo is a long-lived, woody, deciduous, prehistoric tree in the Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo) family. It is often called a living fossil because the Ginkgo has existed for hundreds of millions of years.

While it tolerates a variety of soil textures and pH, ginkgo needs a site in full sun and good drainage to thrive. Avoid wet soils. This tree’s pyramidal shape and unique fan-shaped leaves, which turn yellow in the fall, bring a beautiful quality of light as the sun filters through its canopy.

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25g Princeton Sentry Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba 'Princeton Sentry'

Grows 40-50' ht x 20-30' sp

Ginkgos are long-lived, woody, deciduous, prehistoric trees in the Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo) family. It is often called a living fossil because the Ginkgo is the last surviving member of a group of plants that has existed for over 270 million years.

This is a great tree that has a wide range of uses. Whether it's planted as a lawn, park, street, or shade tree, Gingkos thrive in medium moisture soil in full sun. Like most Ginkgos, Princeton Sentry is a slow-growing, columnar, deciduous conifer, and is a male cultivar, so there aren't any smelly fruits.

Once established, they have high drought tolerance and you'll see a brilliant display of classic fan-shaped yellow fall foliage. The bark is light gray, rugged, and deeply furrowed, adding to winter interest.

It tolerates a variety of soil textures and pH, and is resistant to deer, pests, and diseases.

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