🔵 Ginkgo Biloba, #2417

More mature pre-bonsai, strong vigor, numerous branches. SBBK Show $60.

  • Reverse side reveals dead branches—to prune in late winter and hope to bud back

  • Anytime there is diseased, dead or damaged branches,  they should be removed, regardless of time of year.

https://www.ginkgoltd.com/proper-pruning-techniques/

Leaves appear to be female

Partial defoliation, reducing to two leaves per bud. Result was a multiple array of smaller leaves. Hoping to encourage back-budding or more branches over time.

Sep 2, 2024


Inspiration


https://swindon-bonsai.co.uk/2014/06/20/defoliation-of-ginkgos/