AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
I bought a seedling many years ago, left it in a plastic pot for years because I didn't know what to do with it.
It grew, and I finally decided to air-layer the top in 2008, and keep the base for bonsai:
I still haven't fully understood the requirements of this species, but when repotting it today, I noticed that the bottom layer of soil (3/3rd pozzolane, 1/3rd pumice) didn't show any roots:
So this time, I used a different soil mix: about 50% akadama, 20% zeolith, 20% pumice, 10% composted bark, and a spoonful of activated carbon.
I think Ginkgo prefers clay-based soil, what do you think?
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It grew, and I finally decided to air-layer the top in 2008, and keep the base for bonsai:
I still haven't fully understood the requirements of this species, but when repotting it today, I noticed that the bottom layer of soil (3/3rd pozzolane, 1/3rd pumice) didn't show any roots:
So this time, I used a different soil mix: about 50% akadama, 20% zeolith, 20% pumice, 10% composted bark, and a spoonful of activated carbon.
I think Ginkgo prefers clay-based soil, what do you think?
:?: