Other Names:  Maidenhair Tree

Description:

This is a dwarf male ginkgo tree with distinctive green fan-shaped leaves; spreading vase shaped habit with bright yellow hues in fall; deeply bi-lobed leaves have unique, jagged margins; perfect for smaller garden spaces; easy to grow and long lived

Ornamental Features

Jagged Jade Ginkgo is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its ornamental upright and spreading habit of growth. It has attractive emerald green foliage with hints of blue. The crinkled fan-shaped leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding yellow in the fall.

Landscape Attributes

Jagged Jade Ginkgo is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Jagged Jade Ginkgo is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Jagged Jade Ginkgo will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. This plant will benefit from an application of bonemeal and/or mycorrhizal fertilizer at the time of planting. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.