Ginkgophiles of the world unite!
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queenofsheba52
Chumono
Very nice, love that autumn color.
Gaitano
Shohin
Finally in a pot. I can’t wait to see the yellow leaves with this blue
57vert
Yamadori
Picked this up at my local club Monday night. Chi-chi Ginkgo. It was difficult to tell what was actually in the pot and the soil was horrible really peatty soil. Tuesday night I separated them all out and ended up with four saplings saplings. The forest grouping may not be the greatest placement, but just want to get them established. We’ll see how they do this growing season.
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gooeytek
Shohin
Is that a Tori Solis (Bluenose) pot?
Gaitano
Shohin
It most certainly is! Doesn’t it look great??
gooeytek
Shohin
love her glazes.
ForrestW
Mame
My attempt at starting a Ginkgo. I bought a small forest of Ginkgo at our club auction this winter and just put them together as one, and then put it into the ground for probably 3-5 years.
Ruddigger
Omono
My gingko is finally budding out. It’s a weird one.
gooeytek
Shohin
Quite a bit of work ahead for this one, he'll get a proper pot this year 
Crazy Diamond
Omono
almost looks like a pelargonium or something
palafr01
Mame
mkg
Seedling
These seedlings are 3 weeks old !
I cut the tap root of the following two as a test. I've been told ginkgo seedlings are full of energy and recover easily, we'll see.
The following are grown in shallow pot with lots of gravel and under tights. It's a technic I've seen used by youtuber Kimiko Shinto.
I cut the tap root of the following two as a test. I've been told ginkgo seedlings are full of energy and recover easily, we'll see.
The following are grown in shallow pot with lots of gravel and under tights. It's a technic I've seen used by youtuber Kimiko Shinto.
SeanS
Omono
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Freshly repotted shohin ginkgos
Driftwood
Mame
Another winter considering to cut the main trunk of my Chichi, perhaps try to air layered first... I can't make my mind either way so it will be good to hear from the bonsai nuts. Sorry about the crappy pictures and all the untidiness!
Plz notice the cut/air layer marked in red.
Plz notice the cut/air layer marked in red.
Newish in Oregon
Yamadori
I wrapped some together w/ raffia but they showed 'wire scars' before they fused. Any thoughts on dealing w/ that issue?
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
I guess I don't understand your reasoning. The tree has a nice wide base..and the tree is narrower at the top. Your tree. But I don't understand your purpose for it. The air layered piece...would not have the significant wide base at all. You see it in person though. But that will never heal over for a scar once removed on the main tree.
Driftwood
Mame
Hi, the best Chichi Ginkgos I have seen got a kind of broom style (wide base with many 'flame branches') mine is more like formal upright (ginkgo style with reverse taper /strange looking) ... Both are good but I think older trees loose that upper part of the trunk ... And yes the scar could be a problem but again the one in the Saitama bonsai museum loose that trunk all the way down to the ground.
..and the tree is narrower at the top. Your tree. But I don't understand your purpose for it. The air layered piece...would not have the significant wide base at all. You see it in person though. But that will never heal over for a scar once removed on the main tree.
Now the idea behind air layering is if I am to cut that part of the trunk I could well try to air layer before to see if I can save both parts.
Thank you for your reply.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
... Ginkgo are a breed all their own. It's not uncommon for them to have reverse taper. Especially in the cultivar that grows chi-chi.
I'm all about trying to stand out than fit in. I would prefer my trees to be seen by another and noted differences for being unique. Just food for thought. I'm always told by many... they could pull my trees from a lineup. Where many trees resemble each other. That...I find a high compliment.
I posted recent photos of my own ginkgo on my own thread. But to appreciate a ginkgo fully. Is to expect it to be it's own unique character. It's just It's own breed. It's characteristics are so uniquely It's own. And when it develops chichi...then expect more reverse taper appearance. It's expected... you just go with it.
Again...your tree. But... I might ponder. Am I creating an interesting tree. Or removing character for meh... looks like everyone else's tree? Or do I want to stand out? I'm all about following ones direction. But maybe...start with taming the chaos for branches. As the entire tree isn't shown. But the top cropped off. I do wonder why we don't see the entire tree.
My own tree... I'm more about finding my shape in the canopy. Than worrying if it looks the same as a nice specimen found elsewhere.
