AT A GLANCE
Why go?
A weeping ginkgo biloba stands near the restored orangery in Boskovice's chateau park, recognised as the town's first protected memorial tree since 2005. At roughly 170–200 years old, 11.5 metres tall, and with a trunk circumference of 260 centimetres, this rare pendula form is widely considered the most attractive tree in the entire park.↗
A Living Relic of the Chateau Gardens
The Boskovice ginkgo is a weeping form (Ginkgo biloba Pendula), a variety rarely encountered outside formal park settings. Its cascading branch structure gives it a sculptural quality that sets it apart from the more common upright specimens. Most likely, it was planted during the mid-nineteenth century when the Mensdorff-Pouilly family shaped the chateau park, though another theory ties it to the construction of the greenhouse in 1829 — which would make it around 170 years old.↗
Its trunk reaches 260 centimetres in circumference, and the crown extends to 11.5 metres in height. The tree was declared a památný strom (memorial tree) on 13 August 2005, the first such designation in Boskovice. This legal protection means the tree receives dedicated care and sits within a defined conservation zone, as reflected in recent park renovation plans.