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    GINKGO biloba
    GINKGO biloba 'Menhir'
    GINKGO biloba 'Menhir'
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    GINKGO biloba 'Menhir'

    Commonly known as Duck's foot tree, Maidenhair tree

    Slender, pillar-like habit. Leaves are a grey-blue colour. Long lasting autumn colour
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Male variety - no fruit. Expected size in 10 years 2.5m (8ft) high, 60cm (24in) wide
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. The Netherlands.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      Mid-green to yellow-green leaves to 12cm (5in) across, tapered into the stalks and usually lobed at the tips
    • Coastal / windswept
      Slightly back from the sea
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Lobed
    • Height
      5m (16ft)
    • Spread
      1m (39in)
    • Conifer
    • Tree
      Very long-lived
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
    • Full sun
    • toxic if eaten
      People - seeds harmful if eaten. Pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents - seeds toxic if eaten
    • Narrowly columnar
    • Mature Size
      5m (16ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        1m (39in)
      		  
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    £13.00
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    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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