Ginkgo is a deciduous tree that blooms in May and matures in October. The fruit is an orange-yellow seedling fruit. Ginkgo is a relict plant. All other plants in the same phylum have become extinct. Ginkgo is the oldest relic plant among the existing seed plants. Varieties and varieties are: yellow leaf ginkgo, tower ginkgo, split ginkgo, weeping ginkgo, and variegated ginkgo.