The leaves turn purplish-red in autumn. There are no seeds, and it needs moderate water. These evergreen trees produce showy white flowers in summer and fall, which develop into an interesting seed pod. Large leaves are a litter problem, while surface roots will lift sidewalks. Drought tolerant, they do better, however, with summer water.
Young plants do well in pots for many years.
The tree grows 25 - 50 feet tall and nearly as wide. Pyramidal clusters of blossoms appear in late spring and develop into bean-like pods that remain on the tree after leaves fall. In Victorian times, horse chestnut blooms symbolized luxury. The large fan-shaped leaves are deciduous. Yale Considered the oldest cultivated tree on earth, gingkos are extinct in the wild.