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Arboretum
"A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for posterity." - Alexander Smith
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Ginkgo
(Ginkgo biloba)
Donated by
Decatur Memorial Hospital Radiology
Tree Map Location: #
188
In Honor of Decatur Memorial Hospital Radiology
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Leaf:
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Alternate, simple, fan-shaped, 2 to 3 inches long and wide; parallel, fan-like veination, may be irregularly 2 to 3 lobed at the broad edge or just wavy, petiole long, light green above and below.
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Flower:
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Dioecious; tiny green males are borne on 1 inch long catkins; female "cones" are 1 1/2 to 2 inch long peduncles, bearing 1 to 2 ovules, present in mid-spring.
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Fruit:
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Actually a naked seed; 1 inch long, with a fleshy covering that develops a strong, unpleasant odor when it drops to the ground, inner hard seed is edible, maturing in the fall after the first frost.
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Twig:
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Light reddish brown, becoming gray with numerous and obvious spur shoots; buds are broadly conical to dome-shaped and reddish brown.
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Bark:
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Light grayish brown with irregular ridges, eventually becoming deeply furrowed.
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Form:
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Usually a narrow, oval crown when young, eventually developing an irregular, much broader crown of a few large branches. Spur shoots are obvious.
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Source:
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College of Natural Resource Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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