365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Ginkgo Biloba
Day 223: Late last fall, a rather sickly Ginkgo followed me home. I had serious concerns about its chances for survival, so rather than putting it directly in the ground, I stuck it in a one-gallon nursery pot to confine its roots and buried the pot. It's a system which has almost always given me good results. The tree was about three feet tall with only a couple of branches. I watched them very closely for any sign of new growth this spring. Sure enough, little green buds began appearing about six weeks ago. I was honestly surprised that it had survived the winter. I transferred it to its permanent location about two weeks later, and I'm happy to say that it is leafing out beautifully. In fall, the leaves turn golden-yellow, definitely a showpiece in the garden.
Labels:
gardening,
Ginkgo biloba,
trees
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