Planting a Ginkgo

[Elmore]

I decided to plant a Ginkgo today. It is one that I grafted in August of 2000. The cultivar is 'Chi Chi' a.k.a. 'Tschi -Tschi'. It was in a 7 gallon container and staked but the staking was breaking down...failing. So I dug a $50.00 hole about three times as wide as the root ball and slightly less than the depth of the ball. The soil was a good sandy loam. I pulled the tree from the container and loosened up the roots then placed it in the center of the hole. I then firmly packed soil around the tree 3/4 to the ground level. Next I drove a good stake through the root ball in the same location as the last stake. I sunk it into the subsoil and attached one tie to the tree. I then put the water to it...lots of water. After it drained I continued adding soil to about 3" below grade and applied a CRF on top of that. I finished bringing the soil up to grade, constructed a berm and once again put the water to it...lots of water I might add. I was planting a Japanese Maple at the same time so in between here and there I continued putting lots of water to it. At some point, shortly before darkness descended, I mulched the Ginkgo with pine straw, gave it a light top dressing of extended release fertilizer and watered that in well. Finally I filled a 5 gallon bucket, with a 1/4" tube attached, with water, placing the end of the tube on a small flat rock to evenly disperse the water. It was not your average, run of the mill planting but a pretty elaborate procedure but that is how I do it and it works very well. Photos are attached...it should look like this in a couple of decades.

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[Elmore]

Ginkgo biloba 'Chi Chi'

With mulch and a fancy watering system.

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[Elmore]

Circling Roots

Elmore how do you deal with roots that may have started to circle inside the pot?

I've got to get started collecting ginkos!

We do have one, it's a grafted yellow cultivar. We have the name somewhere in a database.

Simply rearrange them, spread them out. It's best to deal with them before that but it doesn't always work out that way. In extreme cases I will excise them...cut em' out. I am using some root control containers but the verdict on them is not yet in. Maybe Guy has some tips for us in this regard. Now we're getting into nursery topics...wrong forum...lol