700-00 Trees of Ohio Trees are arranged by families according to their botanical sequence. Within a genus, trees are arranged alphabetically to facilitate locating a specific species. Leaves are lobed and alternate on young growth but borne in clusters of three to five leaves on spurs of older wood.
Flowers are dioecious.
Key to Ginkgo Species Leaves borne mostly in clusters of three to five on spurs. May. Dusty yellow or orange fruits ripen in October on female plants. This native of China is easily identified by the fan-shaped leaves and open, spirally arranged spurs on the central branches or the trunk. The lobed leaves have parallel veination and are distinctive. Leaves are borne alternately on young growth but in clusters of three to five leaves on spurs of older wood.