The ginkgo biloba: a model of choice for photographers
The Perrine garden in Laval has a great diversity of tree species, but among them, a remarkable tree attracts all the eyes during one week, in autumn: the ginkgo biloba, whose foliage initially green becomes gold color.
During this period, many amateur photographers from the region come to take pictures of this magnificent specimen. A few years ago, the gardeners had blown the fallen leaves to the ground, to the great dismay of the photographers; because, in addition to the splendor of the tree covered with gold, the carpet which forms, then, on the ground is also of a great beauty.
The ginkgo biloba: the star of the Perrine garden
The ginkgo biloba is not a rare tree, but the one in the Perrine garden is a very beautiful specimen of great size, 25 meters high (there are few ginkgo biloba of this dimension there), and its isolated position in the middle of the lawn puts it particularly in value.
Considering the position of the ginkgo biloba in relation to the layout of the Perrine garden, we can seriously suppose that it was installed there at the time of its creation, which allows us to give it an age of about 100 years.
A week's show in autumn
In the ginkgo biloba, the coloring of the green leaves in yellow starts on the edge of the leaves and ends in the heart. The foliage, on the tree, is then completely yellow during 2 or 3 days (the good moment to take the photos), then in one or two days, all the leaves fall on the ground. The show lasts, in total, about a week.
What maintenance is necessary for this ginkgo biloba?
There is little pruning to do. One cuts essentially the dead wood, as well as the low branches which fall down and which tend to prevent the light from reaching the bed of perennial plants installed at the foot of the tree. This will be the only maintenance performed.
Ginkgo biloba: the indestructible tree
Not only does the ginkgo biloba not fear diseases and pests, but it also knows how to resist man: it is the only tree to have survived the atomic bomb.
