'Majestic Butterflies' is a variegated Ginkgo. This is a chance mutation from 'Jade Butterflies' discovered by Crispin Silva. It has variegated foliage with irregular streaks of green, cream and yellow. The variegated coloration remains throughout the growing season, and then turns the typical golden yellow for the fall. As like 'Jade Butterflies', its fan shaped leaves are said to resemble green butterflies, but in this case, green and white. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit and is perfect as an accent for locations requiring a smaller tree. 'Majestic Butterflies' will slowly mature to a 6 foot tall tree in 10 years. It is a vase shaped, multi-stemmed, dwarf form. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan shaped leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and works well in the city. Insignificant green flowers appear in the spring. Ginkgo has wonderful yellow fall color. It produces stout spurs along the branches; these spurs and the stiff branches give the ginkgo a formal, stiff, spiky appearance in winter. Golden yellow fall color is outstanding.