Ginkgo from seed

[Cadillactaste]

Not big on the species but yours is nice Brian

Have you seen one in person? The bark is gnarly...the fall foliage a beautiful butter yellow. Its one of my favorite trees on my bench.

 

[Starfox]

This thread is awesome, great tree and well documented.
It inspired me to grab a gingko although admittedly it is little more than a stick in a pot nursery stock.

 

[just.wing.it]

Leafless...
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And pruned:
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Coolest ginkgo ever!
Definitely the best one I've seen.

 

[discusmike]

Yes i have

 

[jeanluc83]

@Brian Van Fleet

You have inspired me to grow some ginkgo from seed next spring. When yours was growing out in the ground how often was it chopped back and how much root work was done?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

@Brian Van Fleet

You have inspired me to grow some ginkgo from seed next spring. When yours was growing out in the ground how often was it chopped back and how much root work was done?

Chopped back hard every couple years, and trenched around the roots on alternating years, basically.

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

Was there a particular time of the year you cut it back during the growth phase in the ground?

 

[Cadillactaste]

Yes i have

Well, then they aren't for you. The bark draws me in... all that TEXTURE!



I must admit...my Chichi Ginkgo doesn't resemble the ginkgo on our town square much other than leaf shape. Its bark is smooth...and the leaves HUGE!
Size comparison of the one I gathered from town...and one of the largest off my tree. Love my chichi ginkgo...the texture of the bark...had me at hello.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Repotted this one today. The root tips were just turning white, it as a little startling to see.

Trimmed them back pretty short, but they grow aggressively.

Considered a pot change...

But didn’t...

 

[cmeg1]

Looks nice! Onward to Spring.
Hints of it all around,though we lost power with the wind here,won’t be back till’ sometime tuesday.
Hey that blue pot looks awesome in the fall color!

 

[Cadillactaste]

In 1996 I collected 11 ginkgo fruits (incredibly foul-smelling), and seven of them grew; 4 are still living. This one has been in the ground in Iowa, chopped back annually for the last 14 years, and was dug this spring. My buddy brought it down this weekend, thought I'd share. It's about 18" tall, and developing some chi-chis that may become problematic for taper, or if they continue extending, can make for a powerful trunk.

Haven't decided what I'll do with it yet, but will enjoy turning it around for a while.

It's been awhile since I read this from front to back...going to give it a go in a bit. So you ground grew them at a buddy's place...since you mention he brought it down this weekend. Just curious...did you or he make the chops? If it was team work...or just you...it's an amazing looking ginkgo!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Nice shot of it coming to life...

 

[Vance Wood]

When a trunk has great character like this I think the rules of taper go out the door. This has amazing potential, Brian. I've always wanted a nice Gingko to work on... and from seed? Too cool, dude! Did your chops heal over? I've read that larger cuts don't heal well on Gingko.
Keep us posted on the development of this guy.

Cory

Not that I know anything much about Gingkos I do know that there are some trees out there that must be approached on their own set of rules.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Filling out...

 

[_#1_]

Sweet! Man, one zone up and you're ahead by a month and a half. Mine is just about to unfurl it's leaves.

Also good to know they can handle pretty hard root work. Note taken as I'll be repotting next year.

Inspiring!

 

[plant_dr]

My seedlings I started last year are barely opening their leaves now.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

My seedlings I started last year are barely opening their leaves now.

The big ginkgo in the courtyard of Frank Loydd Wright's studio in Oak Park is a female. I have collected nuts from it, have a few seedlings. Neat old tree. Look for nuts on the ground between Halloween and Thanksgiving.

 

[sdavis]

Chopped back hard every couple years, and trenched around the roots on alternating years, basically.

Love your trees! When you do the ginkgo trunk chops do you make them level or angle them?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Love your trees! When you do the ginkgo trunk chops do you make them level or angle them?

Thanks, straight across.

 

[TN_Jim]

This may be mentioned in this thread somewhere already; however, if you are looking for seeds -I take about 3 ziplock bags inside one another, because they can smell awful.

I had a bunch like this in my desk for awhile, had forgotten about them, and somehow they managed to stank up the entire office...subtle rancid....thought it was one of my office mates just being a disgusting person...nope, my ginkgo fruits, BEWARE

I’ve heard the seeds are eaten in parts of Asia.