Another one of my favorites for fall color is the 'autumn gold' cultivar of Ginkgo biloba. It is a handsome tree (more fitting than the term "beautiful" as it is a male cultivar) with brilliant yellow fall color. Ginkgo trees are fascinating from a botanical perspective, in the sense that it is the sole species not just in the genus, but has its own division as well. The plants are separately male or female, or dioecious in nerd speak, which is good because the seed coatings that the female plants drop are rather stinky and can cause a rash not-unlike from poison ivy. The 'autumn gold' cultivar is conveniently enough a male. Click here to check out more info about Ginkgos and their fascinating history in traditional medicine, culinary use and more.
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