Thanks for the input as always Darlene!
Unfortunately I didn’t give the time this winter to make a plan and find a pot for it, so now that the buds are breaking the pressure is on to make a decision. Not trying to tell a sob story or anything, but I am working two jobs and going to school currently so I’ve been hard pressed for time, which sadly reflects in my hobbies (I also have a reef and Planted Tank addiction). So like I said I failed in finding a better pot; I literally just picked these two up today after work from a local nursery for the ginkgo.
I did not want to set it back by not repotting it as the pot was already pretty chalked full of roots, so i can only imagine what it’d look like next year. Probably a pain to repot. I could have done terra-cotta but they weren’t too much larger than the plastic one anyway. So I ended up going with the purple one even though I much preferred the blue one, simply because it’s bigger and slightly deeper. It’s by all means and purposes a training pot, for health anyway, not appearance.
As for yours, I would definitely try to get it out of the plastic pot. I just prefer ceramic for training pots because it gets so hot here and it’s healthier for the roots. I too think a round pot would be best for both our trees so if possible that would be best for yours.