Ginkgo biloba 'Jehoshaphat' 10/2021 Ginkgo- (Spring Grove Arboretum, Cincinnati, OH) Dwarf Ginkgo aka Ginkgo biloba 'Spring Grove', Size at 10 years: 2x3', Green Foliage, Insignificant flower, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed S3,1,0 for 7.3 YEARS (MSU). Planted in 2014.
Dawes Arboretum: A selection of a witches'-broom found at the Spring Grove Arboretum in Cincinnati, OH. Growth is very slow and it is an extremely dwarf form, forming a short, broom-like specimen with a somewhat globose to bun shape with little lateral branching, consisting instead of shortened, spur-like appendages. The name refers to a character in Par Lagerkvist's book The Dwarf. A Dawes Arboretum Introduction.
From Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio. Beautiful yellow fall color. Best with full sun exposure but adaptable to a variety of growing conditions including high pH, moisture and wind exposure. Grafted 5/10/2009 by Jon Genereaux, MSU Hidden Lake Gardens. Looks quite good in 2019.
2020 Note: In good shape in 2020. Had some dead branches that I trimmed out. At 6 years old, it is somewhat V shaped and measures 4 feet tall and wide.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21:
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