Ginkgo biloba 'Elmwood Pillar' aka 'Elmwood'

Cool fellas, thanks for sharing.

Stephen, how old is that 'Everton Broom'? It looks VERY choice.

I have a handful of ginkgo's but all of them are so small I didn't think they were worth sharing. Maybe I'll post a fall picture or two.

-Will

It's about 7-8 yrs old now Will.

Stephen, some news from Hungary to the collection, found in a small Vienna city lane

Ginkgo biloba Wiener Walzer
Published 2010 Mesterhy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary
Breeder/Found Orlóci László
Introduced Fenyõkert Nursery Budapest HUN
Description Heinz Hetych, former director of the Schönbrunn Gärten AUT made a great number of seedling from the ÂMaria Theresia Tree of Vienna Botanical Research Institute at Belvedere Gardens. Some of them were planted in the City of Vienna, and later was recognized by Orlóci László, that the tree is a narrow long branched compactous tree.

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Ginkgo biloba Hetych
Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary
Breeder/Found Orlóci László HUN
Introduced Fenyõkert Nursery Budapest HUN
Description Heinz Hetych, former director of the Schönbrunn Gärten AUT made a great number of seedling from the ÂMaria Theresia Tree of Vienna Botanical Research Institute at Belvedere Gardens. Some of them were planted in the City of Vienna, and later was recognized by Orlóci László, that the tree is a short branched pendulous globose tree.
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Zsolt

Sweeet Zsolt!

Ginkgo biloba Gnome

Ginkgo biloba bonsai 1926

Ginkgo biloba Magyar

Ginkgo biloba species Espalier

Dax

Ginkgos of Mr. Barabits

Ginkgo biloba Katlan = Umbrella
Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury
Breeder/Found Barabits E. HUN
Introduced Barabits E. jr. Nurs., Alsótekeres HUN
Description A witchs broom with an umbrella-like habit
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Ginkgo biloba Pyramis =Pyramidata
Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury
Breeder/Found Barabits E. HUN
Introduced Lõvér Pinetum Sopron HUN
Description A dwarf pydamide about 2 m. Original plant in the Barabitss Lõvér Pinetum Sopron, HUN
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Photo author Mesterházy in the Tóth Gyula Nursery, Gödöllõ HUN

Ginkgo biloba Pillar
Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury
Breeder/Found 1983 Barabits E. HUN
Introduced Barabits HUN
Description A witchs broom of narrow habit and slow growing
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Ginkgo biloba Barabits Sztráda = Globus
Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury
Breeder/Found Barabits E. HUN
Introduced Alsótekeres Nurs., Siófok HUN
Description A regular ball-like habit clone, about 2 m diameter. Very decorative as high graft
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Zsolt

Dax....that's not your Ginkgo bonsai is it? If it is I hate you ;)

Ginkgo biloba 'Jade Butterfly'
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Ginkgo biloba 'W.B.'
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Ginkgo biloba 'Mariken'
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Ginkgo biloba 'Spring Grove'
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Ginkgo biloba 'Chi Chi'
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Ginkgo biloba...not sure... purchased without tag 8 years ago. Grows 1 inch (2.54 C.))a year with open loose growing habit.

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Ginkgo biloba 'Chase Manhattan'
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Ginkgo biloba 'Munchkin'
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Ginkgo biloba 'Green Pagoda'. Not much here, but considering it was eaten to the groung by rabbits last winter it is making a come back. These trees are really resilient and can take a lot of abuse.

Dave

A little history on this tree.

The Ginkgo tree is the only living representative of the order Ginkgoales, a group of gymnosperms composed of the family Ginkgoaceae consisting of about 19 members with its earliest leaf fossils dating back to 270 million years ago in the Permian period, so in the era of the dinosaurs (Jurassic 213 million years ago) it already existed. Fossil leaves and vegetative organs show that at that time there were several species. During the Middle Jurassic there was a great increase in species with a maximum diversity during the Cretaceous period (144 million years ago) in areas now known as Asia, Europe and North America. It was common and widespread for a long time.

Due to geological cataclysms only three (or four) species were left (Ginkgo adiantoides, Ginkgo jiayinensis and Ginkgo gardneri) in the Tertiary (65 million years ago). The extinction of the dinosaurs as potential seed dispersers of the large seeds may also have influenced this decline, which is in line with the fossil records.

About 7 million years ago the Ginkgo disappeared from the fossil record of North America. It was gone from Europe by about 2.5 million years ago.

Scientists thought that it had become extinct, but in 1691 the German Engelbert Kaempfer* discovered the Ginkgo in Japan. The Ginkgos had survived in China and there they were mainly found in monestaries in the mountains and in palace and temple gardens, where Buddhist monks cultivated the tree from about 1100 AD for its many good qualities. From there it spread (by seed) to Japan (around 1192 AD with some relation to Buddhism) and Korea.
Ginkgo-seeds were brought to Europe from Japan by Kaempfer in the early 1700's and in America later that century. Most of the earlier trees raised in Europe appear to have been males. The first recorded female tree was found near Geneva in 1814 of which scions were grafted on a male tree in the Botanic garden of Montpellier where the first perfect seed has grown. Now the tree grows in many countries all over the world as an ornamental tree.
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Dave, you have some super specimens.

Thank you Zsolt!

Another Ginkgo Elmwood Pillar

Ginkgo Elmwood Pillar

Ginkgo Elmwood Pillar

Dax

Just a regular one...

J

Wow Taxo!
Whats that beauty?
Zsolt

This is actually just a regular ginkgo, or at least according to the place I got it from.. I does look a little bluer than the others pictured.. It could be because it gets almost all shade?

J

In each of the last two homes I've lived in, it was the first tree I planted. This one went in three years ago.

Here is a link that might be useful:

IMO nothing can beat the form of the natural tree. So cool.

Gingko biloba 'Variegata'. Closeup. This one is fairly stable.

Announcement of the my new book "Ginkgo biloba L. 1771 - All about ginkgo (or maidenhair tree)" Vol 1-3. By the beginning of 2011 will be finished manuscript (prepared for publication) books 1 and 2 (out of 3) - total 610 pages, about 1000 color illustration (photos, tables, graphs...).

When writing this book I had many great contributors from around the world (for example): Peter Del Tredici (USA), Zhi-Yan Zhou (China), Katarina and Pavel Hrubik (Univ. Nitra, Slovakia), Dusan Hòrak (CZ Republic), D. van Gelderen (Esveld Nurs., Holland), Harold Greer (USA), Ginkgo Museum Weimar (H.G. Becker, Germany), Gert Fortgens (Trompenburg Tuinen & Arboretum, Holland), Ender Stewart (Arrowhead Alpine, USA), Natural Resources Canada (Canadian Forest Service) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Laura M. Ferguson (Ph.D., Scientific Equipment Group, Olympus America Inc.. Market Strategy and Olympus America Inc.., USA), Zsolt Mesterhazy (Hungary) etc.....(about 120 person-experts, institutions, nurseries...).

I still have no publisher, but I hope to find it.

For Contents this my books click link.

Here is a link that might be useful: Contents book

You guys have some of the best specimans I've ever seen (compared to what I've seen at botanic gardens).

Dave, can you send me your address? Don't worry I'll take good care of them, lol.

All I had was an 'Autumn Gold'

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Beauty, whaas.

Taxo, I know a guy who lives around the corner from a liquor store where a blue ginkgo grows and most of the grown seedlings are also blue. I was sent scionwood a long time ago of one of its' seedlings and had a propagation of he so aptly named, 'Liquor Store'. Unfortunately it died. His seedling had generous-sized leaves and had a slight resemblance to, Acer japonicum; the sex of the sapling was, also, unknown.

Dax

Bob - I would love to get a copy of your book someday. Do you need a reviewer?

I just noticed that the ginkgos on campus here in Gainesville, FL are displaying great gold color, just now. They were backlit by blue skies and were festooned with spanish and ball moss. I should post some pics. I'm growing the straight species, 'Elmwood' and an unknamed WB here. Anyone growing 'Ross Moore'?

Is there a difference between Ginkgo biloba 'Elmwood' and Ginkgo biloba 'Elmwood WB'?

Anyone know of a retail source in the eastern USA for Ginkgo biloba 'Elmwood Pillar' or possibly a mail order source, but I'd prefer something a bit larger. I found a wholesale nursery - Lake County Nursery in northern Ohio - that may have them if I can find someone local to bring it in for me. I have a spot for one of those.

Marshall

Marshall, you're best friend in the whole wide world (that's me) has a beefy one-year graft. I'll save it until I hear anything different.

Bob, please let us know when the book becomes available.

Dax

Dax- I received your email and Thanks - I'll be in touch.
Marshall

Dear "dcsteg" please let me know by e-mail ginkgo.begovic@gmail.com.
Thanks!

Here is a link that might be useful: Ginkgo biloba L. 1771

Jeannette...It seems they are the same plant, as far as I know...also listed as Elmwood Upright - Elmwood Pillar - Elmwood Fastigiate...someone needs to make up their mind what the correct name is for this one! ;o)

Hmm I was expecting to see large specimens of the type, but I'm guessing such examples are rare?

Here's a pic of my 'ross moore'. Definite weeper. I staked it to 12 feet and now letting it do it's thing...

Here is a link that might be useful: ross moore

'dj's bowtie'

Here is a link that might be useful: dj's bowtie

Dybbuk,

Do you know of a source for 'DJs Bowtie' or 'Bullwinkle'? I would even trade for scions. I ordered a 'Ross Moore' for spring. What a great plant! I am more interested in variants in leaf shape than dwarfs though.

Jason

Davidsans Japanese Maples has 'Dj's Bowtie' and Bethlehem Nursey has 'Bullwinkle'. He also has 'Rocky'. I have to find my other pics of 'DJ's Bowtie'. Every season the leaves seem to be different but super unusal.

Hi Dax,

If you have a extra elmwood kicking around, please let me know. I been searching for one for years.

Thanks
Sam

Hi Sam,

Contact Bethlehem Nursery.

Dax

Still looking for a US source for Tremonia......please

mark

I got mine from Yellowwood Rare Plants. I think they may have disappeared though....

'Tremonia' isn't a very good columnar form in my opinion.
It doesn't have a good shape because it doesn't make as many side branches as other cultivars like 'Fastigiata' and 'Princeton Sentry'
Ginkgo biloba 'Fastigiata'

Was browsing around some back pages and found this post. I love ginkgos and grow around 20 different cultivars. One that has eluded me is Elmwood (Pillar).The picture that Dax posted has got me hunting again.Below are some photographs.

'Majestic Butterfly'

Jade Butterfly
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Mariken
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Yakima
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Saratoga

Autumn Gold

A strange and rare occurance: Seed produced on Autumn Gold
(summer 2010)

I don't know what clone this might be. I was buying some nursery stock from a nursery being liquidated and this was being grown in the sales area. quite nice!

Thats all I have pictures of now . Will take more in the coming seasons.
john