Sky Tower™ Ginkgo

You've worked hard to make your place in the world, and it's time to celebrate. Trees are one of the most cost-effective ways to add sophistication and valuable shade to your property! The delightful Sky Tower™ Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba 'JN9') helps you in your quest to build a beautiful environment. It grows into a tall, slim "living fossil" tree that can live for a thousand years. Today, modern growers have worked very hard to bring improved cultivars to market!

Sky Tower™ is a compact cultivar that has a narrow footprint but grows into a dense, upright column. These rugged trees can be grown even in the middle of the urban jungle, tolerating pollution without any trouble! Sky Tower™ is also a male selection worth planting if you do not want fruit!

The instantly recognizable, fan-shaped, green leaves flutter and sway in the slightest breeze. They catch wind, due to their aerodynamic shape and the long petioles that attach it to the branches.

In autumn, the foliage brightens to an illuminated yellow, lit from within. All eyes will be drawn to the golden glow that is electrifying in its intensity!

People across the world host Cherry Blossom tree parties in spring. Well...you'll be tempted to host a Ginkgo fall color get-together. The foliage color is an astonishing backdrop for your football watch parties.

It is a slow-growing tree that is easy to care for and extremely long-lived. Achieve the high-end, classic look you crave by growing Ginkgo trees on your property.

Planting and Application:

This is a versatile tree that can be used for many garden applications.

Imagine a special mindfulness Meditation Garden just for you! Could you see a single Sky Tower™ Ginkgo used as a special focal point?

Perhaps you could solve some of your toughest business problems sitting with your back up against the straight trunk and your head gazing up into the impenetrable, fluttering foliage above. Dress up these trees with symmetrical measurements in front of formal facades. Or, use more relaxed spacing to suit the looks of modern architecture.

Use a single tree as a lawn specimen plant in a large mulched bed. These trees stay small enough to use in courtyards. Or bring in additional soil and sculpt a large, curving berm. Plant three trees in a loose triangle for a very effective informal grouping.

Use these easy trees with a slim profile to line your driveway, or to define the boundaries of your property. Create an impressive impact with an informal grouping in the lawn, or near your front entrance. Imagine a hedge of these sensational trees?

Create an impressive, tall solid hedge by planting them four feet apart on center. Measure from the center of one to the center of the next, and they'll grow together and touch.

Great in median strips, as street trees, or used to line a driveway or walkway as the roots are very tame. They are quite deeply rooted and strong, highly resistant to both snow and wind damage.

If you have the space, use a long hedge of Sky Tower™ Ginkgo to create walls for an outdoor dining room. Or, use a series of three trees flanking on either side of the entrance to your entertainment areas.

Imagine the conversations held at a long, rustic wood table and ergonomic outdoor dining chairs! You might solve all the world's problems in such a setting. Or, perhaps your guests will simply be inspired to outdo each other in a salty contest of off-color limerick jokes. Either way, you'll enjoy the outstanding Sky Tower™ Ginkgo in your space.

• Rich Green, Fan-Shaped Leaves
• Cultivar of Ancient "Fossil" Tree
• Male Variety Does Not Develop Seed!
• Incredible Golden Fall Color
• Wonderfully Slender Statement Tree!
• Modern Form Easily Fits Small-Space Landscapes & Long-Lived Legacy Tree
• Small-Footprint Specimen, Shade & Street Tree

#ProPlantTips for Care:

The easy-to-grow Ginkgo is naturally grown in moist, sandy, well-drained soils, and has been doing so for a million years. However, the Sky Tower™ tree also thrives in average, medium-moisture in full sun. Give it at least six hours of direct sunlight a day and apply a 3-4 inch thick layer of mulch all around the tree's drip line. Rugged Ginkgos tolerate alkaline and acidic soils alike! They can be grown near road salt and air pollution, and tolerate compacted ground conditions!

Prune to shape in late winter or early spring. Apply a slow-release fertilizer at that time, following the directions on the label. These trees can handle high heat and freezing cold. Sky Tower™ is deeply rooted and shows resistance to both snow and wind damage.

• Full Sun
• Moderate Moisture Needs
• Highly Adaptable But Best in Well-Drained Sandy Soil
• Prune If Needed When Dormant
• Easy Care, Adaptable & Versatile

Do you see what a treat this tree is? It's frankly a bit more special than the more common trees you can find at any big box store. Order the largest size Sky Tower™ Ginkgo trees we have in stock at Nature Hills and you'll enjoy results faster!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is special about Ginkgo Biloba Trees? Is Ginkgo a good tree to plant?

These are incredible fall color trees, lighting up autumn in vivid yellow hues! These are very long-lived trees, with some specimens still around after 1,800 years! Ginkgo makes fall clean-up easy because these vibrant trees seem to drop all their foliage at once. Ginkgo trees are fantastic trees for their fall color, easy carefree nature and hardiness. They're low maintenance and have lovely leaves, unlike any other tree!

How can you tell if a Ginkgo tree is a male? Is Sky Tower™ Ginkgo male?

Ginkgo trees are either male trees or female trees. It is very difficult to tell which is which until the tree is around 10 years of age and you either see male or female flowers and fruit on the female trees. The Sky Tower™ Ginkgo is a male-only clone that will ensure you'll not have to worry about fruit.

Where do Ginkgo trees grow best?

The columnar Sky Tower™ Ginkgo trees love full-sun locations, the more the better! They thrive in a wide USDA growing zone range of 5 through 8. Provide a location with good drainage, and their root balls don't seem to mind what soil type and are drought tolerant once established.

Do Ginkgo trees grow fast?

Sky Tower™ Ginkgo trees are medium growers at first and once established become slow-growth rate plants because they are in it for the long haul! Living for hundreds of years, so they're in no hurry to out-compete other trees.

Are Sky Tower™ Ginkgo deer resistant?

The Sky Tower™ Ginkgo tree and its cousins are seldom bothered by deer unless desperate. If you are in an area with high deer pressure, spray your tree with deer repellant from day one and reapply according to package directions to train deer to avoid your landscape.

What Shipping Options Do You Offer?

NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and won'ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Ginkgo biloba for sale here at NatureHills.com!