What shaped pot should I be looking for?

[Cadillactaste]

I am going to finally start seriously looking for a slightly larger pot for this tree. To up pot it so it can continue on development...but look nice while doing so. Any suggestions on what ones can see this tree in? Round...thinking no. Oval...rectangular with soft rounded corners?

Thoughts...and suggestions appreciated.

 

[JudyB]

If you are not sure of the front, round can be helpful. And actually round with this style and type of tree work very well.

 

[Tieball]

I wouldn’t walk away from the possibility of a round pot. I think it might be very interesting.

The tree photo angle you have here lends itself well to some virtual compositions of different pots and the tree. Sometimes I wish that photo editing apps were really that easy....

How large is this tree?

 

[Cadillactaste]

If you are not sure of the front, round can be helpful. And actually round with this style and type of tree work very well.

Well...I have the front Solid. The back has a nasty scar that makes the movement/taper of the trunk. I tend to get set to OCD and change is hard. So I felt I was forcing a round...since its been in one for the entire time on my bench. Just assumed a pot that was the distance of canopy width might look nice as well. And out of my comfort zone...slightly. So round...okay. Was totally not thinking that route since I felt comfortable with round. Lol thanks Judy...for setting me straight on that one.

 

[Cadillactaste]

I wouldn’t walk away from the possibility of a round pot. I think it might be very interesting.

The tree photo angle you have here lends itself well to some virtual compositions of different pots and the tree. Sometimes I wish that photo editing apps were really that easy....

How large is this tree?

5" flare Nebari, 3" trunk, 17" tall...15" wide.

 

[Adair M]

How deep is the current pot? What you need to be focused on is not necessarily the shape as in round or oval or rectangle, but the depth of the pot. Most deciduous look best in a relatively shallow, but wide pot.

So, if that were my tree, I would be looking for something like a grow box or Anderson flat to develop a broad, shallow nebari.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Wasn’t this very topic started a few times already?
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/chi-chi-ginkgo-oh-my.27515/page-2#post-505949
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/kilnin-myshelf.30430/page-3#post-509576
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/ginkgo.27556/page-5#post-545290
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/ginkgo.27556/page-3#post-505322
Shallow pots aren’t the best for ginkgo, since they have very fleshy and aggressive root systems. You will notice they’re usually in deeper pots, or crawling out of shallower ones. And I doubt you’re going back to trunk development...so maybe pick up on one of those other threads so folks don’t have to rehash it all again this year.

 

[sorce]

grow box or Anderson flat

I like this intermediate idea....
Sounds great for health and development...
And you get to see it in a rectangle for a few years.

Long term lotus.

Sorce

 

[Cadillactaste]

How deep is the current pot? What you need to be focused on is not necessarily the shape as in round or oval or rectangle, but the depth of the pot. Most deciduous look best in a relatively shallow, but wide pot.

So, if that were my tree, I would be looking for something like a grow box or Anderson flat to develop a broad, shallow nebari.

Scott Lee mentioned to keep in a deep pot still. To over pot it for more development. I believe the pot it is in...is currently 5" deep.

I originally thought mica oval training pot...say 14". But toss between a nicer quality large pot for looks...I know Judy does that. But the mica would make it lighter. Food for thought. Thanks Adair.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Wasn’t this very topic started a few times already?
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/chi-chi-ginkgo-oh-my.27515/page-2#post-505949
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/kilnin-myshelf.30430/page-3#post-509576
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/ginkgo.27556/page-5#post-545290
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/ginkgo.27556/page-3#post-505322
Shallow pots aren’t the best for ginkgo, since they have very fleshy and aggressive root systems. You will notice they’re usually in deeper pots, or crawling out of shallower ones. And I doubt you’re going back to trunk development...so maybe pick up on one of those other threads so folks don’t have to rehash it all again this year.

Actually forgot about the Dale pot. Just wanted a thread with the question not to be lost in pages. I just want an idea on oval verses rectangular. But, if one wishes you did find threads. So thanks for that effort.

 

[Adair M]

Wasn’t this very topic started a few times already?
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/chi-chi-ginkgo-oh-my.27515/page-2#post-505949
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/kilnin-myshelf.30430/page-3#post-509576
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/ginkgo.27556/page-5#post-545290
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/ginkgo.27556/page-3#post-505322
Shallow pots aren’t the best for ginkgo, since they have very fleshy and aggressive root systems. You will notice they’re usually in deeper pots, or crawling out of shallower ones. And I doubt you’re going back to trunk development...so maybe pick up on one of those other threads so folks don’t have to rehash it all again this year.

I agree it shouldn’t be in a really shallow pot, but it shouldn’t be in a “bowl” shaped pot, either.

 

[0soyoung]

Johnathan Cross pot is just what you need for that maidenhair of yours, @Cadillactaste

 

[Gsquared]

I’ve seen broom style ginkgoes Potts in unglazed grey taiko drumstyle pot. Medium depth and a little wide. The tree looked incredible in the fall with the golden yellow foliage.

 

[Adair M]

Darlene, as a starting point, you could google “ginkgo bonsai”, then click “images”, and scroll thru the images to get an idea of what others have chosen.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Darlene, as a starting point, you could google “ginkgo bonsai”, then click “images”, and scroll thru the images to get an idea of what others have chosen.

Thanks Adair...yes, I caught myself doing that the other night. Just trying to decide how wide of a pot I can go...where the foliage should be to the edge of the pot. I think that is why the round seems off. The foliage is so far away from the edge of the pot and canopy.

I see it going into an unglazed pot. It doesn't steal the show when in fall color. Making the color of the foliage the focal point. Those photos stood out most to me.

I like the soft corners of the rectangle. It was sold...but, it's something I am leaning to finding in the right size if possible, or similar...thanks Adair.

 

[Cadillactaste]

At @sorce ... I also am giving your direction something to chew over.

 

[sorce]

Really I would love to see this with each trunk cut back to the first node....
Maybe not for a couple years...

But the amount of development you can put in this to make it what it wants to be...

Reckon that anderson flat is a good idea!

Sorce

 

[Cadillactaste]

Really I would love to see this with each trunk cut back to the first node....
Maybe not for a couple years...

But the amount of development you can put in this to make it what it wants to be...

Reckon that anderson flat is a good idea!

Sorce

That...just won't happen. Sorry. I am visualizing in time and years...allowing space for chi chi to develop. I have studied the chi on several google images. And...I know which I prefer. I am looking for a more feminine looking tree in the end. Especially with the movement in the trunk. It will be potted up...into a larger pot.

 

[Cadillactaste]

I did find a blue...I may buy just for one colored pot. Intending to buy 3-4 pots to help decide at potting. Figured I would sell what I don't choose at a later date.

 

[sorce]

. Sorry. I am visualizing in time and years...allowing space for chi chi to develop.

Not the whole one tree...

Each of the four subtrunks cut back to the first node.
But maybe after a couple more years of developing them.



Sorce