Jade Butterflies Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba 'Jade Butterflies'
$254.00
This is a dwarf ginkgo tree with distinctive, light green fan-shaped leaves; spreading vase shaped habit with rich golden hues in fall; deeply bi-lobed leaves resemble butterflies; 12 feet in 10 years, mature height is undetermined
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Jade Butterflies Ginkgo is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape | but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
Ornamental Qualities
Jade Butterflies Ginkgo is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its ornamental upright and spreading habit of growth. It has emerald green deciduous foliage. The fan-shaped leaves turn an outstanding gold in the fall.
Planting and Growing
Jade Butterflies Ginkgo will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity | with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy | and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.
This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations | and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH | and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level dry to moist
Mature Size 12'Hx6'W
Fall color gold
Zone 4a
Likes average to moist soil