When is a ginkgo to big for bonsai?

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As said.. Once dug from the ground, the two of us could not lift it. That sealed the decision not to take it home.

Did you check the REST of the "renovation?" That's where some treasure could show up.
Shrubs, vines, etc.
 

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Did you check the REST of the "renovation?" That's where some treasure could show up.
Shrubs, vines, etc.
Yeah. THis is one of those houses where they have managed to get rocks to propagate. A stone garden with 6 trees in a row. Yuk.
 

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You could take a bunch of the branches and make cuttings from them
 

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You could take a bunch of the branches and make cuttings from them
No interest whatsoever. I have one seedling ginkgo, of some 50 I had and gave the rest away. This was mainly of my interest because it was big. But too big, as it turned out
 

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Speaking of big potted trees, has anyone seen the Sundance-premiered documentary called Taming the Garden? Its about a wealthy Georgian guy buying full-grown trees and moving them to his garden.
Here's a trailer. Can't wait to see this.
CW
 

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So.. The yew did not make it. That makes it one too many killed. :( I hate how I somehow seem to have problems collecting yews over 6inch diameter.

Yesterday a friend asked me whether I wanted a big yew.
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Looked great so I got into the car. When I arrived they had pulled it out of the ground already. The perspective here is off. I did not realize it was a downward picture. This stump stands 4-5ft tall, base near 3ft wide. 2 persons was enough to move, not lift. I went home without it. :(
 

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The sensible thing would be to forget about them. On the other hand... will you suddenly regret the lack of giant ginkgo on your bench in a year?
"Bonsai" and "sensibility" rarely go hand-in-hand.
 
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