| Description | Autumn Gold Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) A male selection with brilliant golden yellow fall color. |
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| Pronunciation | (GINGK-go)(bi-LO-baa) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous, Trees Deciduous, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | male form of tree |
| Fruit | Produced on female trees and it is messy and malodorous. Since this is a male clone no fruit will be produced |
| Leaves | simple, alternate, leathery, found in clusters on spurs, fan shaped, dichotomous veined, incised at the broad fan tip and dark green, brilliant yellow in the fall |
| Dimensions | 40-50 by 25-30 feet (HS) |
| Cultivar Origin | Saratoga Horticultural foundation, California USA, 1955 |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |