Gavrish / Ginkgo biloba Relic 2pcs Gavrish

This legendary plant is a living fossil, older than conifers. None of the modern gymnosperms have such decorative leaves. In the early 18th century, ginkgo as a temple tree was brought to Europe from the Chinese palace gardens. Deciduous tree, with a slender crown, single or multi-stem. It grows in its homeland up to 30 m in height. The branches extend from the trunk at almost right angles. The bark is gray with longitudinal folds, wrinkled. Leaves are leathery, with frequent parallel veins, fan-shaped, dissected into two lobes, collected in bunches on shortened shoots, due to which the branches acquire an original appearance in winter. In autumn, the leaves take on an attractive golden yellow color. The plant is dioecious. Grows well in garden soil in the sun or partial shade. Ginkgo takes root well, is undemanding to soil, quite frost-hardy (up to -30 degrees), easily propagated by seeds. Before sowing, fleshy ginkgo fruits are best cleaned by soaking in salt water.