Ginkgo biloba L.: ginkgo

Wayne D. Shepperd

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Ginkgo biloba L.: ginkgo

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Wayne D. Shepperd

Year:

2008

Type:

Agricultural Handbook

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Bonner, Franklin T.; Karrfalt, Robert P., eds. The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agric. Handbook No. 727. Washington, DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. p. 559-561.

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Abstract

Ginkgo is a monotypic genus native to China, the sole survivor of the ancient family of Ginkgoaceae (Bailey 1923; Dallimore and Jackson 1948; Seward and Gowan 1900). Geologic records indicate that ginkgos have grown on Earth for 150 million years (AGINFO 1994). This tall (

Parent Publication

The Woody Plant Seed Manual

Keywords

Ginkgo biloba L, ginkgo, maidenhair-tree, Kew-tree

Citation

Shepperd, Wayne D. 2008. Ginkgo biloba L.: ginkgo. In: Bonner, Franklin T.; Karrfalt, Robert P., eds. The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agric. Handbook No. 727. Washington, DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. p. 559-561.