I love ginkgo trees and planting them from seeds is actually a good thing because it leads to more genetic diversity. Mature ginkgo trees sold at nurseries are often clones of one tree. This means they have low genetic diversity so like the gros michel banana if one can get a disease they all can because they are all clones. Where as growing a ginkgo from seeds you get to witness a tiny seed becoming a large tree. And you get more genetic diversity due to genetic recombination and genetic mixing and increased chance for mutations. This means ginkgo trees grown from seed one may be weak to a disease and die while another may be resistant and survive this makes the ginkgo tree population more resilient. Female ginkgo trees while stinky are a good thing because they make seeds and are not grown from clones in most cases. From seeds ginkgo trees have a 50% chance to male or female. You can buy ginkgo tree seeds or baby ginkgo trees online on websites such as Etsy for a few bucks. Ginkgo trees are actually endangered in the wild in Asia where they originate. This means by growing ginkgo trees we can help an endangered and amazing species! They can grow in zones 3-9! And ginkgo trees are tough trees! Ginkgo trees were around during the dinosaurs and have barely changed! Ginkgo trees have been around for roughly 270 million years! Ginkgo trees are the only living member of their genus, family, order, class, phylum this means they have no living close cousins! As humans it’s important we grow these amazing trees and keep them alive for generations to come!
I love ginkgo trees and planting them from seeds is actually a good thing because it leads to more genetic diversity. Mature ginkgo trees sold at nurseries are often clones of one tree. This means they have low genetic diversity so like the gros michel banana if one can get a disease they all can because they are all clones. Where as growing a ginkgo from seeds you get to witness a tiny seed becoming a large tree. And you get more genetic diversity due to genetic recombination and genetic mixing and increased chance for mutations. This means ginkgo trees grown from seed one may be weak to a disease and die while another may be resistant and survive this makes the ginkgo tree population more resilient. Female ginkgo trees while stinky are a good thing because they make seeds and are not grown from clones in most cases. From seeds ginkgo trees have a 50% chance to male or female. You can buy ginkgo tree seeds or baby ginkgo trees online on websites such as Etsy for a few bucks. Ginkgo trees are actually endangered in the wild in Asia where they originate. This means by growing ginkgo trees we can help an endangered and amazing species! They can grow in zones 3-9! And ginkgo trees are tough trees! Ginkgo trees were around during the dinosaurs and have barely changed! Ginkgo trees have been around for roughly 270 million years! Ginkgo trees are the only living member of their genus, family, order, class, phylum this means they have no living close cousins! As humans it’s important we grow these amazing trees and keep them alive for generations to come!