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Maidenhair
Ginkgo biloba
Photo courtesy of Eastern Illinois University.
Maidenhair Tree forms a massive and majestic shade tree with age, and is very adaptable to harsh sites, especially those with dry, poor soils. It grows up to 80 feet tall by 60 feet wide when found in the open, with a slow to medium growth rate. Its shape is upright pyramidal and sparsely branched when young, becoming upright spreading and very dense at maturity. Its lower branches become pendulous with age, especially those of the female trees that have repeatedly borne heavy crops of fruits.
Maidenhair Tree was discovered by explorers visiting temples in southeastern China and Japan several hundred years ago. It was brought back to Europe and North America where it has flourished ever since. It is the only known surviving member of the Ginkgo Family, being a "living fossil" that is reportedly over 150 million years old. As a gymnosperm (actually having a "naked seed", rather than a true fruit), Maidenhair Tree is distantly related to the Firs, Larches, Spruces, Pines, Hemlocks, and Bald Cypress, among others.
Planting Requirements - Maidenhair Tree is very adaptable to a wide range of optimum and harsh growing conditions. It prefers moist, well-drained, sandy to fertile soils of variable pH, but adapts to almost any soil and moisture condition, except for wet soils, which it will not tolerate. However, it needs attention during the first year of transplanting, as its young root system may be quite sparse, and need supplemental water during times of drought. It also tolerates salt spray and salt deposition to its surrounding soil in winter, making it a favorite street tree for its year-round urban tolerance, including air pollution and dust. However, this tree should be reserved for large open spaces where it is not crowded, such as in parks, cemeteries, and commercial sites. It grows in full sun to partial sun, and is found in zones 4 to 8.
Maidenhair Trees... The trees are between 12" and 24" tall when shipped... And shipped Bare Root...
Shipping and planting times are winter and spring months. Please choose from following months: November thru April. But we will make exceptions with limited warranties due to heat during shipping.
And, any tree shipped during normal green and growth months ...which is May through October is going to arrive with brown, burned leaves. They will recover and go green again, but they are going to look dead on arrival.
PRICING AS FOLLOWS:
2 Maidenhair Trees = $12.95 plus $9.50 s/h.
10 Maidenhair Trees = $33.95 plus $12.50 s/h.
25 Maidenhair Trees = $49.95 plus $20.00 s/h.
50 Maidenhair Trees = $89.95 plus $25.00 s/h.
100 Maidenhair Trees = $178.00 plus $32.50 s/h.
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