Common Name: Maidenhair Tree
Latin Name: Ginkgo Biloba
Type: Large deciduous tree
Location: University Of Manchester Campus
Ultimate height: Up to 28m
Ultimate spread: 4 - 8m
Located Ginkgo Biloba height: 4m
Overall shape: Ginkgo Bilobas have an
irregular shape however with age develop a spreading crown.
Leaf Shape: Leaves are green and fan shaped.
They can grow up to 12cm in width. Colour changes in autumn from
green to a clear yellow.
Bark: Grey brown bark with a corky texture.
Mature trees are deeply ridged. Branches spread with long greenish brown
shoots, which bear shorter brown shoots.
Preferred soil type: Well drained chalk, clay,
loam or sand.
Fruit/Flowers: No flowers, in autumn female
plants produce a dull yellow fruit containing one large seed. The
fruit has an unpleasant scent.
Distribution: Native to China
I located this Ginkgo Biloba in an
urban surrounding, acting accordingly as a street tree. The specie sits amongst
others like it, unified and collected. Their condition is well, although their
height and overall size indicates that these trees were recently
planted and so time will indicate their provision to correct nutrition. It goes
unsaid that these trees have been intentionally planted here, with its reasons
being most likely down to aesthetics and character to the space. It is
also possible that they were planted in such location to provide a segregation
between materials and texture. This provides a permeable planting barrier,
allowing occupiers to feel safer whilst using the walkway behind the linear
planting scheme, whereas being on the walkway closest to the main road may
leave pedestrians feeling exposed to danger.
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