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24-May-2004
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[IBC] Stinky Adventure (ginkgo seeds found) - update
Last fall I found 6 ginkgo nuts at a park. I stored the nuts in the
refrigerator over the winter. I stored them in a plactic bag with a moist paper towel. Perhaps a month ago I pulled the plastic bag out of the 'fridge with the intent on promptly planting the nuts. I set them aside, and promptly forgot about them. three days ago I rediscovered them and one had actually germinated and was pushing a tap-root. I planted that one, and hope it does well. I will sand or scratch the other nutshells and will hope more will follow suite and germinate. At this point I am happy to have even one germinate. Sam Crowell Klamath Falls, Oregon __________________________________________________ _______________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page – FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go...3ave/direct/01/ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** >>-->> The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ <<--<< +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail BONSAI-REQUEST@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM +++++ |
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26-May-2004
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Re: [IBC] Stinky Adventure (ginkgo seeds found) - update
Sam, et al: I have a gingko that was originally purchased as a rooted
seedling by a member of the Northern Virginia Bonsai Club in 1982. I bought it from his estate a club auction after his death in 1991. Assuming it was planted from seed in 1980 or 1981, the tree is now 23 or 24 years old. In its early years, it was defoliated, and the owner thought killed, twice by late frosts -- I think they were in April -- so I have been very careful about taking it out of winter quarters prematurely. Other than that worry, it has caused me no concern. Until about two years ago, it had a decidedly literati shape, and it still has a fairly thin and somewhat sinuous trunk and few branches. In recent years, it has begun to look a little more like a gingko. It grows leaves and new shoots only at the ends of its branches and does not bud back along existing branches. (I have a much older, more traditional gingko that is sprouting new leaves all over, including the trunk.) Thank heaven it has not flowered and produced stinky fruit. I hope you are young, as you have a long and very interesting adventure ahead of you with your seedling. You will grow fond of it. Edmund L. Castillo in Western Loudoun County, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: "sam crowell" <sam_c_crowell@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <BONSAI@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 12:31 PM Subject: [IBC] Stinky Adventure (ginkgo seeds found) - update ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** >>-->> The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ <<--<< +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail BONSAI-REQUEST@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM +++++ |
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26-May-2004
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Re: [IBC] Stinky Adventure (ginkgo seeds found) - update
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> Date: Wed May 26 15:51:12 EDT 2004 > From: "Edmund L. Castillo" <elcastillo@VERIZON.NET> > Sam, et al: I have a gingko that was originally purchased as a rooted > seedling by a member of the Northern Virginia Bonsai Club in 1982. I second your optimism, Edmund. I have a ginkgo that I started from seed in 1991, and it is now beginning to look a little like a bonsai. Ginkgos don't heal well after pruning, so cutting back a big bonsai is harder than pruning a small one as it grows. I think ginkgos work pretty well from seed- especially since they are pleasing to look at even as seedlings. --- Nina Shishkoff ns44@cornell.edu ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** >>-->> The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ <<--<< +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail BONSAI-REQUEST@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM +++++ |
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26-May-2004
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Re: [IBC] Stinky Adventure (ginkgo seeds found) - update
Speaking of Ginkgos ...
I've been growing a very old one which is beautiful with one exception: it had no low branches on one side. To solve the problem, I took a three year-old sapling, removed half the roots, and planted it as close as possible to the main trunk after slicing a small wedge between two surface roots. My hope is that the sapling will merge with its older partner and give me the needed lower branch. This is the third year since the operation was done, and both trees are doing well; but I'm still waiting for the merger. Marty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nina Shishkoff" <ns44@CORNELL.EDU> To: <BONSAI@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [IBC] Stinky Adventure (ginkgo seeds found) - update > -----Original Message----- > > > Date: Wed May 26 15:51:12 EDT 2004 > > From: "Edmund L. Castillo" <elcastillo@VERIZON.NET> > ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** >>-->> The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ <<--<< +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail BONSAI-REQUEST@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM +++++ |
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28-May-2004
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[IBC] ginkgo seeds found - update 2
While nothing is certain, I am only 42 and hope to have many more years to
enjoy my trees. Near the time when our first son was born, now four years ago, several seed I had found germinated. As far as I am concerned, these are his trees, I am just being their caretaker. If he decides he isn't into bonsai, I will maintain them anyway, when I have passed from this world, he can have them, or give them away, they are his with which to do as he pleases. I see today a second nut is cracking open. I am pretty pleased. I think my original goal was to have a female bonsai gingko. I had read that only males tend to be found in nurseries due to the smelly fruit the females drop. With six nuts, to showing absolute viability, I hope I might get one female at least out of the batch. I *do* realize I may have to wait 20 years or more to have the trees show their gender. In the meantime, I can enjoy their unique look. The one established gingko I have the previous owner "bent" back and forth, so it follows a very strange zig-zag growth. Probably will never be a good bonsai, but it is a great novelty tree. It won a first price at our country fair last year. Thanks to everyone for comments. Sam Crowell Klamath Falls, Oregon __________________________________________________ _______________ Learn to simplify your finances and your life in Streamline Your Life from MSN Money. http://special.msn.com/money/0405streamline.armx ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** >>-->> The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ <<--<< +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail BONSAI-REQUEST@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM +++++ |
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