The ginkgo tree is generally considered to be easy to care for and robust. It is practically not at all susceptible to the usual plant diseases or any pest infestation. Due to its size, however, it needs a lot of space in the garden, but it is an attractive eye-catcher.
Older ginkgos are hardy
Find the right location
If you want to plant a ginkgo in your garden, it is best to give it a sufficiently large space when planting it, as it does not particularly like being transplanted later. In addition, as the tree grows, this work becomes more and more difficult.
A ginkgo thrives particularly well in the sun or in light shade. A location is ideal where your ginkgo is initially slightly shaded, but later, as it grows, it grows into the light, so to speak. Soil should be well-drained (sandy to slightly loamy) and moderately moist or moderately dry.
Proper care of a ginkgo tree
The ginkgo does not need particularly demanding care, only sufficient water and fertilizer. In the first few years, the ginkgo is still somewhat sensitive to the blazing sun, but also to frost. It therefore makes sense to only plant the young plants in the garden in the second year and to cultivate them in pots or tubs beforehand.
Can my ginkgo overwinter in the garden?
A young plant should ideally overwinter frost-free, as it is still quite sensitive. Later, however, the ginkgo is hardy and withstands temperatures down to around - 28 °C without any major problems. Only the young shoots suffer slight frost damage from time to time.
The essentials in brief:
- easy to care for and robust
- needs lots of space
- ideal location: sun or light shade
- ideal soil: moderately moist to moderately dry, sandy to loamy, well-drained
- initially slender growth, later spreading crown
- seeds edible
- Consuming the leaves can trigger allergic reactions
tips
Don't necessarily let your children eat your ginkgo's leaves, they can certainly trigger allergies.