Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo Tree)
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▶Quick grow facts
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What it is
Ginkgo is a long-lived, woody, deciduous tree in the ginkgo family (Ginkgoaceae). It is native to south-central and southeast China and is often called a living fossil because the ginkgo has existed, seemingly unchanged, for hundreds of millions of years.
NC State ExtensionWhy grow/eat it
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How to use it
The seed, freed of the outer pulp and washed, is boiled or roasted and eaten.
NC State ExtensionHarvest in Houston
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Container tips
Likes full sun. Wants well-drained soil, kept moist; handles some wet spells; handles dry spells.
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