Chi Chi Ginkgo oh my!

[Cadillactaste]

I passed on this pot. Never did hear back from Scott...with another interested it foolish to keep a pending sale tied up. I may surely think on this lovely pot for years to come. It was stunning. But, honestly...I don't know where I want to go...upsize potting or training pot which would be lighter to lift.

 

[Timbo]

Wow, how do you get that much growth on a ginkgo in a year... my 4+ year old seedling doesn't even put on half that growth...so slow.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Wow, how do you get that much growth on a ginkgo in a year... my 4+ year old seedling doesn't even put on half that growth...so slow.

Do you know the cultivar? One is very slow growing. It's been mentioned a few times in ginkgo threads.

 

[Timbo]

Just a regular Gingko biloba i think..Maybe my location. Might move it in spring...might not be getting enough sun.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Just a regular Gingko biloba i think..Maybe my location. Might move it in spring...might not be getting enough sun.

The reason I ask...is there is one called a Chase Manhattan. Check out post #50... On this link. It grows very very slow. You could try and place in a sunnier location. see if it helps. If not, may question if it has to do with the genetic make up of your cultivar.
https://bonsainut.com/threads/ginkgo-biloba.28873/page-3#post-482198

 

[Timbo]

The reason I ask...is there is one called a Chase Manhattan. Check out post #50... On this link. It grows very very slow. You could try and place in a sunnier location. see if it helps. If not, may question if it has to do with the genetic make up of your cultivar.
https://bonsainut.com/threads/ginkgo-biloba.28873/page-3#post-482198

LOL, I hope not, that would be depressing, watching a tree for 9 years do nothing.

 

[Cadillactaste]

LOL, I hope not, that would be depressing, watching a tree for 9 years do nothing.

I am not sure I would have the diligence to keep on with said project.

 

[Timbo]

Watching seedlings is hard enough.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Watching seedlings is hard enough.

Hope they are in ground...you will find it far more interesting. Ginkgo I am assuming?

 

[Timbo]

Hope they are in ground...you will find it far more interesting. Ginkgo I am assuming?

I meant seedlings in general..but yes my Ginkgo is in the ground and still about the same pencil thickness as when bought it 2 years ago, with no new branches.

 

[Cadillactaste]

I meant seedlings in general..but yes my Ginkgo is in the ground and still about the same pencil thickness as when bought it 2 years ago, with no new branches.

Any photos of this ginkgo?

 

[Timbo]

This is last year...only one i have..just took it at the time the shoots came out. I didn't bother taking any of the tree this year but they did the same thing and just bud out but no new branches.
It's 3-4 feet tall pencil...i don't think there is any lower growth. not much to look at!

 

[Cadillactaste]

I forgot to take a photo before I pruned back...never did find a pot for it. A must for this year.

 

[JoeR]

I forgot to take a photo before I pruned back...never did find a pot for it. A must for this year.
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I’ve got to find one for mine too! ASAP!

 

[Cadillactaste]

I’ve got to find one for mine too! ASAP!

I asked Scott if I could skip a repot this year...he said yeah. So I have a year to find a pot.

 

[JoeR]

I asked Scott if I could skip a repot this year...he said yeah. So I have a year to find a pot.

Hmm, wonder if I should repot mine or not then. I just can’t find a decent pot for my tree.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Waking up under the grow lights...last one to wake. A bit of shadowing in editing around the tree so light glare isn't as horrible.

 

[River's Edge]

Five years ago my Ginko was failing down to three trunks and the larger one showed no growth that year. I followed the advice of an experienced Ginko grower and repotted it in Kanuma, a bit larger pot and have repotted it yearly. It has since steadily improved with better growth each year. I too thought they were a real slow growing tree based on my first years experience with a Ginko. Not so in the right conditions. I now have to trim lots of suckers each fall. I am working to style and ramify now that it has returned to health and produced some more trunks in the clump style. It is in a suitable size pot for now but not the best color for leaves when they are out.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Five years ago my Ginko was failing down to three trunks and the larger one showed no growth that year. I followed the advice of an experienced Ginko grower and repotted it in Kanuma, a bit larger pot and have repotted it yearly. It has since steadily improved with better growth each year. I too thought they were a real slow growing tree based on my first years experience with a Ginko. Not so in the right conditions. I now have to trim lots of suckers each fall. I am working to style and ramify now that it has returned to health and produced some more trunks in the clump style. It is in a suitable size pot for now but not the best color for leaves when they are out.

It's got character...already going for it. Is it in the current pot?

Plan on putting mine in a 12-14 " round with a depth close to 5" if I can fine one. On guidance of Scott Lee whom I purchased this from. For development it needs a larger pot. It's currently in what...a 10" bulb pot. It's the best way for development...

 

[JoeR]

Five years ago my Ginko was failing down to three trunks and the larger one showed no growth that year. I followed the advice of an experienced Ginko grower and repotted it in Kanuma, a bit larger pot and have repotted it yearly. It has since steadily improved with better growth each year. I too thought they were a real slow growing tree based on my first years experience with a Ginko. Not so in the right conditions. I now have to trim lots of suckers each fall. I am working to style and ramify now that it has returned to health and produced some more trunks in the clump style. It is in a suitable size pot for now but not the best color for leaves when they are out.

Kanuma huh, didn’t know they liked that type of soil. Hopefully what I put mine in will suffice, even though it’s not acidic like Kanuma