Ginkgo Biloba - Plant Information |
plant description
General - height 40 m, spread 20 m, an erect deciduous tree with a conical habit when young and furrowed grey bark.
Leaves - fan shaped, 12 cm across, turn yellow in autumn
Flowers - male - thick, yellow catkins/female - white, round, solitary
Fruit - yellow-green, plum-like, unpleasant smell when ripe
parts used
leaves, seeds, oil
harvest
Leaves are picked as they change colour in autumn. Kernels (seeds) are harvested from ripe fruit.
Ginkgo Biloba - Herb Uses |
