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ineedacupoftea Denver, CO Nov 04, 2006

Ah, look at its robust youthfulness. Gorgeous plant and good pictures, Scott.

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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Nov 04, 2006

I think it is just a seedling because she is a girl. A stinky, smelly girl. As for age, good question. The house was built in 1890. A swimming pool nearby was built in 1965. A walnut we had removed last year was 80 or 90 years old. So I'm guessing anywhere from 80 to 45 years old, leaning more towards the 80.

I don't know if you can see it really well from that second picture or not, but the twin leaders have almost exact branching patterns. For every branch on one side, there is almost always a similar branch on the other.

Scott

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Soferdig Kalispell, MT(Zone 4b) Nov 04, 2006

That is the unique beauty to the mature ginkgo. Strong laterals with a strong upright. Unique. It is interesting how the twin leaders got the same amount of hormone to create the exact opposite on each side.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Nov 04, 2006

very interesting. until DG in the last two weeks, I had no idea how popular ginkgo is, and why.

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Maackia Eau Claire, WI Nov 04, 2006

Edited due to posting on wrong thread--Sorry!

This message was edited Nov 4, 2006 4:18 PM

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Nov 05, 2006

sallyg:

Take a peep at the Ginkgo Day in Louisville thread for more ways this tree is used (if you haven't already).

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