The ginkgo tree is generally considered easy to care for and robust. This means that it is practically not at all susceptible to the usual plant diseases or any pest infestation. However, due to its size, it takes up a lot of space in the garden, but is an attractive eye-catcher.
How do I plant and care for a ginkgo in the garden?
Ginkgo trees in the garden are easy to care for and require a lot of space and a location with sun or light shade. The ideal soil is moderately moist to dry, sandy to loamy and permeable. Young ginkgos should be planted outdoors in the second year and are hardy later.
Finding the right location
If you want to plant a ginkgo in your garden, it's best to give it a sufficiently large space when planting, as it doesn't particularly like being transplanted later. In addition, this work becomes increasingly difficult as the tree grows larger.
Ginkgo thrives particularly well in the sun or light shade. A location where your ginkgo is initially lightly shaded is ideal, but later grows into the light, so to speak, as it grows larger. The 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 any particularly demanding care, just enough 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 a pot or bucket 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 well hardy and can survive temperatures down to around -28 °C without any major problems. Only the young shoots occasionally suffer slight frost damage.
The most important things in brief:
- easy-care and robust
- needs a lot of space
- ideal location: sun or light shade
- ideal soil: moderately moist to moderately dry, sandy to loamy, permeable
- initially slender growth, later spreading crown
- Edible seeds
- Eating the leaves can cause allergic reactions
Tip
Don't let your children eat the leaves of your ginkgo, they can cause allergies.
