Ginkgo

Foxtail pine

About Ginkgo and Foxtail pine

Ginkgo

Foxtail pine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

China

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia

Types

Ginkgo biloba

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Deciduous forests, Wild, Woods

Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-8

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

1 - 7,15 - 17

Habit

Upright/Erect

Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm1,000.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

240.00 cm200.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

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, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Bi-lobed

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Late Summer, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Spores, Stem Planting

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Squirrels

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Nausea, Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges

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

Other Uses

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

Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

GINKGO biloba 'Chi-chi'

Pinus balfouriana

Common Name

Ginkgo

Foxtail pine

In Hindi

बालकुवारी

foxtail pine

In German

Tempelbaum, Ginkgobaum

foxtail Kiefer

In French

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

sétaire pin

In Spanish

Gingo, Árbol de oro

pino de cola de zorra

In Greek

Γιγκο, Γκίνγκο

αλωπέκουρου πεύκο

In Portuguese

Nogueira-do-Japão

pinho foxtail

In Polish

Miłorząb chiński, Miłorząb dwudzielny

włośnica sosny

In Latin

Gingko

panicum pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Ginkgophyta

Coniferophyta

Class

Ginkgoopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Ginkgoales

Pinales

Family

Ginkgoaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Ginkgo

Pinus

Clade

Cycad

Tribe

Pineae

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

40111

1 27800

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Properties of Ginkgo and Foxtail pine

Wondering what are the properties of Ginkgo and Foxtail pine? We provide you with everything About Ginkgo and Foxtail pine. Ginkgo doesn't have thorns and Foxtail pine doesn't have thorns. Also Ginkgo does not have fragrant flowers. Ginkgo has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Nausea, Throat itching and Vomiting and Foxtail pine 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 Foxtail pine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ginkgo and Foxtail pine

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

Ginkgo and Foxtail pine Physical Information

Ginkgo and Foxtail pine physical information is very important for comparison. Ginkgo height is 460.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Foxtail pine height is 1,000.00 cm and width 200.00 cm. The color specification of Ginkgo and Foxtail pine are as follows:

Ginkgo flower color: Yellow green
Ginkgo leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green
Foxtail pine flower color:
Foxtail pine leaf color: Green

Care of Ginkgo and Foxtail pine

Care of Ginkgo and Foxtail pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ginkgo pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Foxtail pine pruning is done Prune once the plant is tall enough and Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Ginkgo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.