Ginkgo biloba Fastigiata Blagon

This French clone originates from the 1990’s and is a truely fastigaite version. Its leaf and growth habit is bushier than its parent and its autumn show of yellow foliage is truely striking. It is a great tree for a garden or urban avenue as it requires little maintenance and has the toughnes of its ancient history. Soil tolerances are the same as normal Ginkgo.

‘Blagon’ is a fruitless male clone but I remain sceptical until I see one several decades down the line. I remember being told that Ginkgo biloba Princeton Sentry was male but apparently the original stock plants now fruit. There is a very mature Ginkgo in the gardens by Ely cathederal that fruits profusely but I have never smelled  a bad odour eminating from it. I think this ‘bad smelling’ Ginkgo  perception is a bit of an urban myth for the UK. In warmer more humid areas where the fruit breaks down it will be an issue but over here I have never witnessed it.

Mature height: 17-22m