How to grow potted ginkgo? Introduction to planting and care methods

The ginkgo tree has an elegant, antique posture, with fan-shaped leaves; the new leaves are tender green in spring, and the old leaves turn golden yellow in autumn, making it very beautiful. It is an ancient and unique precious tree species of our country. In the Ming Dynasty, Wen Zhenheng's "Treatise on Superfluous Things" records: "The ginkgo branches and leaves are spread out sparsely, and it is most lovely when newly green." In a pot, the old trunk with new leaves is the most durable for viewing. Ginkgo grows slowly and has a long lifespan, has strong resistance to pollution and toxic gases, and rarely suffers from pests and diseases. How to grow potted ginkgo? Below, the Huacaole editor shares with you the potting, planting and care methods for ginkgo trees.

How to grow potted ginkgo? Introduction to the potting, planting and care methods for ginkgo trees

I. Ginkgo habits

Likes light, is cold-resistant, highly adaptable, drought-tolerant, not tolerant of waterlogging, and also has a certain resistance to air pollution; it is a deep-rooted species, grows relatively slowly, and has a long lifespan.

II. Key points for ginkgo care

1. Place it in a sunny, ventilated, and humid place. Shade it in summer to avoid strong sun exposure.

2. It likes moist potting soil; water in the morning and evening in summer, and water less after autumn. Be careful not to let water accumulate and become too wet, which can cause root rot.

3. Fertilizing: use organic fertilizer as a base fertilizer in winter, such as crushed hoof and horn scraps, decomposed soybean cake, or barnyard manure, etc. During the growing season, topdress commonly with diluted cake fertilizer water or decomposed human manure and urine.

4. Repotting: repot once every 2 years, around March.

5. Pests and diseases: it is necessary to control scale insects and copper green chafer beetles; after they appear, they can be sprayed and killed with diluted 40% omethoate.

III. Precautions for ginkgo care

1. Potted ginkgo likes light, but it cannot be placed in a place with long periods of sunlight exposure; you need to choose a place with limited sunlight and humid ventilation. In winter, it also only needs to receive appropriate sunlight. Although the ginkgo tree is cold-resistant, good protective measures should still be taken in winter.

2. The ginkgo tree likes moist soil, but it cannot be waterlogged.

3. The ginkgo tree enters its growth period in spring and summer and needs supplemental fertilizer. Animal manure, such as chicken manure, can make the leaves clear and green.

4. Potted ginkgo trees are generally repotted once every 2 years, usually around March. When repotting, prune the short developed root system, replace one third of the old soil, and add base fertilizer; only in this way is it beneficial to ginkgo growth.

IV. The effects and functions of ginkgo nuts

Ginkgo nuts are sweet, bitter, and astringent in flavor and neutral in nature, and are toxic; they have the functions of astringing lung qi, calming asthma and cough, stopping abnormal vaginal discharge and turbid urine, and reducing urination. They can treat asthma, phlegm cough, leukorrhea, white turbidity, spermatorrhea, gonorrhea, frequent urination, and other diseases.

Summary

This ginkgo leaf is golden yellow, with only a tiny bit of coffee color at the edge of the leaf; the ginkgo leaf is like a fan, and the leaf veins are not very clear anymore. Whether front or back, the ginkgo leaf is very soft and smooth, like a strip of golden yellow silk, and when smelled it also carries a faint fresh fragrance. Are you all eager to grow a potted ginkgo too?