SARATOGA MAIDENHAIR

URBAN TREES SERIES

Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’

MATURE HEIGHT                      40 feet (12 metres)

MATURE SPREAD                       30 feet (9 metres)

LIFESPAN                                       150 years (under optimal conditions)

GROWTH RATE                            Slow

SUN                                               Full Sun

HARDINESS ZONES                   4

WATER REQUIREMENTS           Low

SOIL TYPE                                       Adaptable to moist and dry soils
                                                       Not particular to soil type or pH

FIRE SMART                                   Yes

POLLUTION TOLERANT            Extremely

USEAGE                                           Shade Tree; Specimen Plant

PROS

• This low-maintenance, ancient tree coexisted with the dinosaurs!
  It is moderately drought tolerant and deer don’t find it tasty.

CONS

• Female gingko trees drop messy fruit that is so smelly, it will make
  your time outside unbearable. Stick with male gingko tree
  selections like ‘Saratoga’ and ‘Princeton Sentry.’

RESOURCES:
Chicago Botanical Garden –  www.chicagobotanic.org

Photos - Stickpen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons