(Ginkgo biloba)
Family: Ginkgoaceae

Description
Deciduous tree with straight trunk and open, pyramid-shaped crown, becoming wide-spreading and irregular with age. A fruitless and flowerless tree. Height is 50–70 ft. (15–21 m). Diameter is 2 ft. (0.6 m). Leaves are three to five in a cluster, 1–2 in. (2.5–5 cm) long and 1.5–3 inches (4–7.5 cm) wide. They are oddly fan-shaped, slightly thickened and slightly wavy on broad edge. Dull light green, turning yellow and shedding in autumn. Bark is gray, becoming rough and deeply furrowed. Seeds and male cones are located on separate trees in early spring. Seeds are 1 in. (2.5 cm) long, elliptical, yellowish with thin juicy pulp and large thick-walled edible kernel.

Habitat
Lawns and along streets in moist soil, in humid temperate regions. Non-native to New Mexico.

Discussion
Ginkgo is best known as a living fossil related to conifers and the sole survivor of its ancient and formerly widespread family. The hardy tree is resistant to smoke, dust, wind, ice.