Abstract:

The ‘jindai’ is a new Ginkgo cultivar which bred by selection of ginkgo branches with spot leaves, and through grafting propagation and optimization culture. Main characteristics include fan blade with a shallow center crack, shallow wavy leaf margin, long petiole; longitude yellow stripes on green background leaves with vertical yellow stripes across the longitude stripes. The striped leaves account for 40%~80% of the whole leaves. Female, female cone has a long stalk, and the end has 1~2 disk-shaped beads, each student 1 ovule which develops into a seed. Seed is drupelike, subglobose, exocarp fleshy, with white powders. From October to November fruits ripe, with yellow or orange color, bad smell. Testa is bony, white; endotesta is membranaceous. The striped leaves maintain the characteristics from spring to autumn. The cultivar can be widely applied to the sidewalks, parks, gardens, squares and other tourist spots.

Key words: jindai, Ginkgo biloba, new variety