Ginkgo

Adam's Needle

About Ginkgo and Adam's Needle

Ginkgo

Adam's Needle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

China

Southeastern United States

Types

Ginkgo biloba

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Number of Varieties

115

0 40000

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Habitat

Deciduous forests, Wild, Woods

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-94-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-3

Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

240.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange, Light Yellow, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold

Green, Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Bi-lobed

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Spores, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Squirrels

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Nausea, Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, anti-allergy, anti-inflammatory, Blood anti-coagulant, Diabetes

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Condiment, Cosmetics, Medicinal oil

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

GINKGO biloba 'Chi-chi'

Yucca filamentosa

Common Name

Ginkgo

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

In Hindi

बालकुवारी

Adam's needle

In German

Tempelbaum, Ginkgobaum

Fädige Palmlilie

In French

Arbre sacré des temples d'Asie, Arbre aux mille écus

Yucca filamentosa

In Spanish

Gingo, Árbol de oro

Yucca filamentosa

In Greek

Γιγκο, Γκίνγκο

Adam's Needle

In Portuguese

Nogueira-do-Japão

Adam's Needle

In Polish

Miłorząb chiński, Miłorząb dwudzielny

Jukka karolińska

In Latin

Gingko

Adam's Needle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Ginkgophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Ginkgoopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Ginkgoales

Liliales

Family

Ginkgoaceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Ginkgo

Yucca

Clade

Cycad

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Agavoideae

Number of Species

4030

1 27800

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Properties of Ginkgo and Adam's Needle

Wondering what are the properties of Ginkgo and Adam's Needle? We provide you with everything About Ginkgo and Adam's Needle. Ginkgo doesn't have thorns and Adam's Needle doesn't have thorns. Also Ginkgo does not have fragrant flowers. Ginkgo has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Nausea, Throat itching and Vomiting and Adam's Needle has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Nausea, Throat itching and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Ginkgo and Adam's Needle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ginkgo and Adam's Needle

Season and care of Ginkgo and Adam's Needle is important to know. While considering everything about Ginkgo and Adam's Needle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Ginkgo season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Adam's Needle season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Ginkgo is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Ginkgo is Acidic, Neutral and for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Ginkgo and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Ginkgo and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Ginkgo height is 460.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Ginkgo and Adam's Needle are as follows:

Ginkgo flower color: Yellow green
Ginkgo leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Ginkgo and Adam's Needle

Care of Ginkgo and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ginkgo pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Ginkgo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.