Ginkgobilobaginkgo.ppt

Ginkgo biloba“ginkgo” SIZE: Medium HABIT: Pyramidal when young; wide spreading with age FOL: Bright green in summer; excellent, golden yellow in fall; leaves change uniformly and drop nearly simultaneously BARK: Gray brown with darker furrows. FL. FR.: Dioecious; male catkins and female, fleshy yellow-tan cones in fall CULTURE: VERY adaptable to all soils and pH; tolerates air pollution, heat and salt PESTS: NONE ! USE: Excellent urban and public area tree; a bit coarse textured for residential use MISC.: Plant male clones... female cones are foetid; ‘Fastigiata’ = a columnar cultivar; gymnosperm; 150 million years old; native? Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Sunstream’ Aesculus hippocastanum“horsechestnut” SIZE: Medium HABIT: upright-oval to rounded FOL: bronze-green when opening; dark green in summer; poor yellow fall color BARK: Dark gray to brown with irregular plate-like scales. FL. FR.: white with a red-yellow blotch; terminal panicles 1’ long in May (very showy); brown, spiny, 2” capsule in Oct. USE: Large areas; attract wildlifeMISC.: Very popular in Europe with many cultivars available Aesculus hippocastanum ‘Baumanii’ Aesculus hippocastanum ‘Aurea’ Carya ovata“shagbark hickory” SIZE: Large HABIT: Straight trunk with oblong crown (ascending/ descending branches) FOL: Medium green in summer; dark yellow in fall (incredible!) BARK: Mature bark has a shaggy appearance with many long flat plates free at the base or both ends. FL. FR.: Monoecious; 2” oblong, smooth husk containing sweet nuts Cladrastis kentukea (lutea)“American yellowwood” SIZE: Medium HABIT: Low branched, somewhat vase-shaped with rounded crown FOL: bright green in summer; golden yellow in fall BARK: mature bark is smooth and gray, reminiscent of beech bark. The heartwood is yellow. FL. FR.: white, fragrant, pendulous, 1’ long, terminal panicles in June Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis“t