Episode 2 of the Ginkgo Story
I’m not so sure about the apex or the way it’s so crowded in this photo, but I like the tree anyway. Especially that gnarly old trunk. It’s a Chi Chi, a small leaf Ginkgo cultivar. As you can see, it’s from Lakeshore Bonsai (Toronto area). Here’s Lakeshore’s caption: “Ginkgo biloba ‘chi-chi’, 7 years in development from imported raw material. Probably started as an air layer in Japan.” All of the sudden we’re interested in Ginkgo bonsai. I don’t have any, but if I find a good one… I borrowed the following from an ofBonsai article by Heather Hartman: “It … Continue reading Episode 2 of the Ginkgo Story