Ginkgo biloba var. epiphylla ‘Makino’ This cultivar produces epiphyllous ovule leaves and was first noticed and published in 1929. (Published in: J. Jap. Bot. ((1929)). This is where the leaves are attached to the ovule instead of the stem of the plant. See also Ginkgo biloba 'Aerial' another epiphyllous form.

Description – Ginkgo biloba epiphylla ‘Makino’. Is botanically speaking a remarkably interesting cultivar producing female flowers and ultimately a number of seeds fused with the leaves. Annual rate of growth is 30cm. It eventually goes onto produce an upright rounded form.