Ginkgo of about 8 years old. Young trees have a tap root of over 1 meter, later on the side roots are more dominant.1 photo Cor Kwant	Excavated Ginkgo biloba tree -  surface roots are usually no problem. 2 photo Int. Society of Arboriculture
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Ginkgo root system of a tree at the Ginkgo plantation in Bordeaux (France) where the trees are kept  shrub-sized to gather the leaves.  The trees are cut down to ground level every 5 years. photo Cor Kwant

1. Del Tredici P, Ginkgo biloba, Enzyklopädie der Holzgewächse: Handbuch und Atlas der Dendrologie - 6. Erg. Lfg., 10 pp. Ecomed Verlag, Landsberg, 1996.
2. Gilman EF, Watson DG, Ginkgo biloba - Maidenhair tree, from: Fact sheet ST-273, Environmental Horticulture Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, November 1993.
 
 

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