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About Ginkgo and Honeydew

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual or Biennial

Type

Tree
Fruit

Origin

China
Africa

Types

Ginkgo biloba
Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow

Number of Varieties

15
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Habitat

Deciduous forests, Wild, Woods
Semi arid regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-3
12-4

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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm20.30 cm
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Minimum Width

240.00 cm150.00 cm
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange, Light Yellow, Tan
White, Yellow, Salmon

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Yellow green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Yellow green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Bi-lobed
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Squirrels
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Allergy

Abdominal pain, Nausea, Throat itching, Vomiting
breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai
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Beauty Benefits

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes
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Edible Uses

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
Potassium, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Condiment, Cosmetics, Medicinal oil
Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

GINKGO biloba 'Chi-chi'
CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'

Common Name

Ginkgo
Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew

In Hindi

बालकुवारी
खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]

In German

Tempelbaum, Ginkgobaum
Honigtau

In French

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

In Spanish

Gingo, Árbol de oro
Gotas de miel

In Greek

Γιγκο, Γκίνγκο
πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]

In Portuguese

Nogueira-do-Japão
melão de Honeydew

In Polish

Miłorząb chiński, Miłorząb dwudzielny
melon spadzi

In Latin

Gingko
honeydew

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Ginkgophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Ginkgoopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Ginkgoales
Cucurbitales

Family

Ginkgoaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Ginkgo
Cucumis

Clade

Cycad
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Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

401
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Properties of Ginkgo and Honeydew

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

Season and Care of Ginkgo and Honeydew

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

Ginkgo and Honeydew Physical Information

Ginkgo and Honeydew physical information is very important for comparison. Ginkgo height is 460.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Honeydew height is 20.30 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Ginkgo and Honeydew are as follows:

  • Ginkgo flower color: Yellow green

  • Ginkgo leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green

  • Honeydew flower color: Yellow

  • Honeydew leaf color: Green

Care of Ginkgo and Honeydew

Care of Ginkgo and Honeydew include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ginkgo pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Honeydew pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Ginkgo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Honeydew needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.