The ginkgo is particularly popular as a park and garden tree, but can also be cultivated as a bonsai. If you don't have a garden, you might want to use the ginkgo as a houseplant, but that's not so easy.

The ginkgo needs a lot of light - especially as a potted plant

How do I care for my ginkgo in the living room?

While a ginkgo in the garden mostly provides itself with water and nutrients thanks to its deep roots, it has to be watered and fertilized regularly in the pot. The potting soil may be slightly damp, but should not be waterlogged. About twice a month, give your ginkgo a small dose of commercial liquid fertilizer.

Proper pruning is also part of caring for your ginkgo as a houseplant, otherwise the plant will soon become too big for your living room. A stay in the fresh air on the summery balcony is also good for your ginkgo.

Is the winter garden more suitable?

Whether your ginkgo feels better in the conservatory depends on the climate there. If the conservatory is unheated but frost-free in winter, then this suits the ginkgo very well. It is hardy outdoors, but not necessarily as a container or pot plant. But make sure that the humidity is sufficiently high in summer.

How and where should my ginkgo overwinter?

Do not leave your ginkgo in the living room all year round. As a deciduous tree, it absolutely needs the change of seasons or a hibernation so that it thrives in the long term. It is best to overwinter the ginkgo frost-free at around + 5 °C. Then put it back in the warm room in the spring and it will sprout again.

The essentials in brief:

  • not well suited as a houseplant
  • needs the change of seasons to thrive
  • take a variety that stays small
  • keep small by pruning
  • ensure sufficient humidity
  • if possible put in the garden/on the balcony in summer
  • hibernate cool

tips

If you really want to keep your ginkgo in the room, then at least allow it to stay on the balcony in the summer from time to time.

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