Majestic Butterfly maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Majestic Butterfly'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size7 to 12 feet tall3 to 8 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
'Majestic Butterfly' maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba 'Majestic Butterfly') is a tree for specimen planting, containers, borders, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to wet soil of most types. It grows at a moderate rate with a horizontal habit. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It is drought tolerant and salt tolerant.
Pairs well with Candicans white fir, Red twig dogwood, and Smoketree.