Ginkgo b. 'Mariken' web special

Ginkgo b. 'Mariken' web specialOften used in Bonsai, this dwarf, low spreading and somewhat weeping Male Ginkgo is quite unique, especially with you remember seeing 100 ft tall Ginkgo trees. Ginkgo biloba is a deciduous conifer that is a surviving member of ancient plants that inhabited the earth up to 150 million years ago. So, 'Mariken' is a sport or 'Witches Broom' off of a larger Ginkgo. We love the two lobed fan shaped leaves that are green all season, then turn golden yellow

The flowers are quite orange from a distance

"Golf ball" shaped buds are very interesting on a plant with textured matte green foliage

this flashy

the yellowest of the yellows

This cultivar will become a tree over time

Also known as 'Pyramidalis'

The growth rate is quite slow

Northern Lights azaleas were bred by the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to be very hardy and to have flower buds that can withstand temperatures of -30 to -45 degrees F

tall and wide

The mauve-rose flowers appear in August and contrast nicely to the coppery foliage

A large spreading shrub that layers over itself to make a big yellow mound

The plant likes a boggy area best