Skytower Ginkgo

If you love the legendary "living fossil" status of the Ginkgo but don’t have the room for a massive, spreading giant, the Skytower™ is your solution. This cultivar is a breakthrough in urban forestry, specifically selected for its extremely narrow, upright, and columnar habit. It grows like a leafy green pillar, making it the gold standard for tight side yards, formal street plantings, or as a vertical "exclamation point" in a contemporary garden design.

The foliage is the classic Ginkgo fan shape—delicate, leathery, and fluttering in the slightest breeze—but on 'Skytower', it is densely packed along the upward-reaching branches. In the summer, the leaves are a rich, emerald green. In the autumn, they undergo a synchronized transformation into a uniform, glowing saffron yellow that is arguably the purest gold in nature. Best of all, this is a male cultivar, meaning you get all the beauty and none of the messy, malodorous fruit associated with female Ginkgo trees. It is virtually immune to pests, diseases, and urban pollution, making it one of the toughest "plant-and-forget" trees available.