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Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba
Also known as: Maidenhair Tree

Ginkgo is a vegetable in the Ginkgoaceae family. It grows best in full sun with low to medium moisture, and is listed for USDA zones 3-8.

Varieties

1 · sorted by days to maturity
  • Ginkgo

    PROPAGATION CATEGORY: Ornamental tree (grafted) (not in original seed catalog). Use: Unique fan leaves; golden fall color; very tough. Note: Plant male trees - female fruit is foul-smelling.

    Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is an ancient, pollution-tough tree with distinctive fan-shaped leaves that turn clear gold in fall; plant named male cultivars to avoid the messy, smelly female fruit.

    Growing notes: Botanical name: Ginkgo biloba|Hardiness zones: 3-8|Propagation: grafting or seed|Light: Full sun|Water: Low to medium|Mature size: 25-50 feet

Family
Ginkgoaceae
Category
Vegetable
Form
Shrub
Lifecycle
perennial
Zone
3-8
Height
25–50 ft
Spread
25–35 ft
Sun
Full sun
Water
Low to medium

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At a glance

Frost tolerance
Hardy · to ~-40°F
Lowest temperature the foliage usually survives

Storing & preserving

Most keep best refrigerated; storage crops prefer a cool, dry spot.

  • Freeze: Blanch briefly, cool, then freeze — keeps color and texture.
  • Can: Pressure-can low-acid vegetables; water-bath only pickled/acidified ones.

General home-preservation guidance — for tested processing times and safety, follow the National Center for Home Food Preservation.

Growing timeline

Propagation
Grafting
Schedule anchor
Last Frost

Care & troubleshooting

No curated care & troubleshooting advice for ginkgo yet. Our extension-sourced library currently focuses on common edible crops; we're expanding it over time.