Sie sind hier:
english
english plant names
Botanical name: Ginkgo biloba
Other name: Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba
Healing power:
The leaf extract increases blood supply to the brain.
It improves memory and neural functioning.
Description of the plant:
Ginkgo biloba has got very attractive fan-shaped foliage.
In the city the male tree is preferred because the female tree produces a foul-smelling fruit. But the roasted nut is used in China to rice dishes,
Ginkgo biloba is perennial and can withstand frost. The seeds look like yellow cherries. It grows up to 20 m, needs a sunny to halfshady location and a normal soil.
Ginkgo bilba is used in traditional Chines medicine.
Propagation:
By seeds. The seeds take 3 to 12 month to germinate. By storing the seeds till sowing you have to keep them in a damp soil.
By layer
 |
 |
 |
|
||
 |
| Ginkgo | |
