Chi-Chi maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Chi-Chi'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size4 to 5 feet tall4 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Horizontal
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Chi-Chi' maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba 'Chi-Chi') is a shrub for borders, containers, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to wet soil of most types. It has a horizontal habit and grows at a moderate rate to about 48 to 60 inches tall and wide. It is drought tolerant and salt tolerant. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Winterberry, Common snowdrop, and Sensitive fern.