Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Grafted Ginkgo Tree. 6.13.17

Here is the growth of my dad's ginkgo tree, grafted onto a rootstock from locally obtained ginkgo seeds.  I grafted last year.  Then, the scion grew only a small tuft of leaves.  This year, it is growing by leaps and bounds.

I think ginkgo is more difficult to graft compared to apples and plums.  Of the three that I grafted, one did not take at all, and one fell off this spring, after one year.  But this one is clearly thriving.  This was a whip-and-tongue graft.
Posted by at
Labels:

4 comments:

  1. Unknown1:16 AM

    Hi, just read your comments/post about Black berries you are growing.
    I wanted to ad my experience. About five years ago I bought 5 plants from local McLendon, which I thought I was buying Blue and Rasbery. The branches of one of the five grew upward between 15-20 feet. Did some research and found out that it was Navaho thornless blackberry. In the last four years I have been blessed with getting lots and lots of very sweet large black berries, which I also share with my neighbors and relatives. I am very happy with my Mystery plant.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Daniel Wachenheim9:09 PM

      Thanks for the interesting information! You can cut back the blackberries when they are about 4 or 5 feet, so they don't grow so tall. Just cut off the tip. That will make it branch out. The next spring, the branches can be cut back to about 18 inches or 2 feet as well.

      Delete
  2. lance10:17 AM

    I'm not aware that one can graft gingko because the wood is kind of spongy like cork. Nice work on such small diameter of wood to work with.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Daniel Wachenheim9:05 PM

      A lot of ginkgo trees that are sold in nurseries, are grafted. You can see the graft. But I think they are bud grafted. YOu are right about the challenge of ginkgo wood, similar to fig or kiwi, but they can all be grafted with care and expectation that some won't take.

      I'm very excited to see this one grow. It's a foot of new growth, on a graft that I put together more than a year ago. I'm sure that means the tissues are fused together and growing as one. Plus, it lets me keep my Dad's tree in a new place.

      Delete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)