Ginkgo tree named Shangri-la

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of cultivar of Ginkgo tree of the Ginkgo biloba type characterized by a more compact habit of growth and a more desirable arrangement of branches growing at a favorable angle from the trunk and the crown having a full, dense, moderate spread.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of Ginkgo biloba, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its rapid, compact growth habit growing 55 feet in height with a 40 foot branch spread in 17 years, dense full crown caused by in addition to the basic scaffold, the supplementary or secondary branches occurring throughout the center of the crown giving the tree crown a heavy, full appearance, straight trunk, ease of propagation and freedom from production of foul smelling fruit.