Ginkgo from seed

[Brian Van Fleet]

What a great tree and a great thread!! I have a few from seed [apparently some Oriental markets stock seeds so one can avoid the stinky part of the process] and some I dug up from under trees at Lewis and Clark. When you were annual chopping, was the chop above buds or just a whack?

Just whacking it back. They bud back easily. Developing branching takes time, and some never develop well. Luck of the draw I guess.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Slowly filling in.

 

[namnhi]

Slowly filling in.
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Do you trim the long runners in the next few weeks? I can see a couple in the 11 and 1 o'clock positions. Ginkgo tends to have a few long runners while the rest are just leaves.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Do you trim the long runners in the next few weeks? I can see a couple in the 11 and 1 o'clock positions. Ginkgo tends to have a few long runners while the rest are just leaves.

I had just trimmed a few before taking this photo. I left a couple long because I want to allow the left trunk to get a bit taller.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Not a strong year for the ginkgo, maybe a few years of being under potted is taking a toll. Still decent fall color.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Tidied up after leaf-drop.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Just waking up…

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Just going to sleep…

 

[reywas]

What a lovely tree! How often do you root prune it, and are you planning on putting it in a bigger pot?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

What a lovely tree! How often do you root prune it, and are you planning on putting it in a bigger pot?

Thanks, it gets repotted every year or two. This year I put it in a slightly oversized pot made by my friend Ron Heinen. Eventually the tree will grow into it.