Is this one of the best Ginkgo bonsai photos you've ever seen? A couple things that stand out for me (in addition to the overall quality of the tree and the photo) are the brilliance of the new leaves and how that brilliance is reinforced by the green moss, the green pot and even the little green buds all over the trunk. I borrowed the photo from Bill Valavanis' blog, Welcome to My Bonsai World.
You don’t see that many Ginkgo bonsai. My guess is that this is because they are limited in terms of what you can do with them. For the most part the branches grow more or less straight up and tightly bunched, and they seem to want to stay that way, at least somewhat.
In the first two photos shown here the more or less straight up and tightly bunched characteristic is obvious. Especially in the second photo (just below), where it’s stated loud and clear. And it works to perfection.
The last two photos deviate some from the straight up and tightly bunched characteristic, so we at least know a little latitude is possible.
If the photo above is one of the best Ginkgo bonsai photos you've ever seen, then this one may be the very best you've ever seen. This remarkable Ginkgo is from Classic Bonsai of Japan (unfortunately, out of print). 50 years old, 33 inches (82cm). We featured it way back in 2009.
A close up of the cover tree from the Crespi Bonsai Museum gallery book.
We featured this twin trunk Ginkgo last year. It belongs to Alex Probst. The pot is by Horst Heinzlreiter, a Bark regular.
Here's that Crespi Bonsai book we referenced above. As you might suspect, it's available at Stone Lantern and, best of all, it and everything else is currently 20% to 30% off (sale ends tomorrow night).
Nice, but no chi-chi. Gotta love chi-chi.
Bruce,
I haven’t seen a Chi Chi for years and had completely forgotten about them. I’ll have to google it and see what comes up.