Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Nice shot of the leaves. Maybe someday they'll stay this small...
Ginkgo from seed
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Borg
Yamadori
Amazing thread! I just started some ginko seeds this spring (to see if I could). The oldest/strongest currently is already experiencing some abuse by me... I'm experimenting with the idea of making it into a cascade bonsai... And since I currently have no wire, the pot is on its side, wrapped with some plastic so the soil doesn't fall out, and I have the plant laying against a plastic tube... "Use what ya got,"as my father used to say...lol
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Night shot...
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
If you find the trick to smaller leaves let me in on it, mine are large and it's totally pot bound. Nice trio there.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Summer update. Done growing for the year and just hanging out in the sun.
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Great, great great!
Twenty years of good care, and what a result. I love this approach to bonsai, growing from seeds or cuttings or air-layerings and taking the time to achieve.
Thumbs up mate
Twenty years of good care, and what a result. I love this approach to bonsai, growing from seeds or cuttings or air-layerings and taking the time to achieve.
Thumbs up mate
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
I tried defoliating it once, and it worked reasonably well but it hadn't been repotted for at least 4 years.
I tried it again last year, second year after repotting, and it was not conclusive at all.
So if anyone knows a trick, I'm interested too
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Peak of fall cooler. It will be leafless in a few days. Amazing how much the roots have pushed the soil level up in 1 year.
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
The shot in the sun is just glorious!!
Must get some positive comments from your houseguests this time of year....holy smokes!!
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Gorgeous!
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Depends who's here I guess. My mom is here right now and hasn't even looked out back. Mrs. VF and I are hosting the appetizer course of a progressive dinner next week, and I have already been warned that it better not turn into a tour of the bonsai garden. Not everyone is a BonsaiNut!Must get some positive comments from your houseguests this time of year....holy smokes!!
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Beautiful Bian. Love these ginkgos!!
Last year, the husband of a friend of my wife came by. He looked into the garden and said to me: "I don't get it, they're just trees in a pot". He has not been invited here again. After all, he was just a knucklehead in ill fitting pants.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Nekked shot. Not pruned yet, but maybe this weekend.
aml1014
Masterpiece
I've read so many times that ginkgo will not heal large wounds, yet one I collected this spring has already healed all wounds made to the branches and is well on its way to healing the trunk chop. I wonder why people say they don't heal?
Aaron
Aaron
iant
Chumono
Brian,
Your ginkgo is quite impressive.
For comparison, I've had this little ginkgo 14 years and I think it may have been 5 years old when I bought it. So I put it at about 19 y.o.
It's been a little neglected. It never got the best spot in the yard. I never really let it grow out. It's never been in the ground.
It's amazing the difference between a tree in the right place and right conditions versus a tree that's just getting by. I think these 2 ginkgos may only be a year apart in age. Mine has less than a 1 inch trunk.
I thought you might find the comparison interesting.
Ian
Your ginkgo is quite impressive.
For comparison, I've had this little ginkgo 14 years and I think it may have been 5 years old when I bought it. So I put it at about 19 y.o.
It's been a little neglected. It never got the best spot in the yard. I never really let it grow out. It's never been in the ground.
It's amazing the difference between a tree in the right place and right conditions versus a tree that's just getting by. I think these 2 ginkgos may only be a year apart in age. Mine has less than a 1 inch trunk.
I thought you might find the comparison interesting.
Ian
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
@Brian Van Fleet
I have a question for you.... awesome tree BTW! very cool!..
While it was growing in the ground for 14 years, did you also "root prune" it with long sharp spade?
I have a question for you.... awesome tree BTW! very cool!..
While it was growing in the ground for 14 years, did you also "root prune" it with long sharp spade?
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Mine heals fast, probably on par with Japanese Maples. All I can think is that when pruned, they do die back to a node, and they do not heal around the stub, so when pruning, it is important to cut flush, or slightly concaved, and I've never had problems with it closing wounds.
Yes, that is one of the most fascinating phenomenons to me. Thanks for sharing. The 7 seeds from this batch that germinated all ended up very different in growth rates and appearance. One that I had to dig up several times is probably about as big as yours too.
Yes, and more importantly, some very hard, low trunk chops along the way.
Giga
Masterpiece
you have some of the greatest nudes
PeaceLoveBonsai
Chumono
A very inspiring thread. Posts like these keep me sane in the winter.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Pruned back...
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