All the trees within this group are cone-bearing of some sort; they are all Gymnosperms, rather than Angiosperms, the flowering trees.
This page will cover anything that is not a Pine, a Cedar, a Cypress or a Yew which all have their own separate pages. That only leaves the Ginkgos and the Monkey puzzle tree.
Ginkgos
The Ginkgo trees are also known as Maidenhair trees. Their Latin name, Ginkgo biloba, refers to their leaf shape which is a distinctive fan with a double lobe. The leaves turn a golden yellow in autumn. The tree is a native of China and is the only living species in the entire Order of Ginkgoales.
Ginkgos are dioecious so they have separate male and female trees. Male trees produce pollen cones but the female trees do not produce cones. The female trees produce ovules on the end of a stalk to catch the wind-borne pollen.
Monkey puzzle
The monkey puzzle is in the middle of the colour garden, which is below the bowling green. The Monkey puzzle tree is a native of Chile and Western Argentina and its Latin name, Araucaria araucana, is derived from the name of indigenous people in that region, some of whom harvest the nuts from the tree as part of their diet.
The tree is dioecious, with male and female cones on separate trees. The tree has thick, tough triangular scale like leaves. They are quite sharp.
Kings Heath Park Trees 