The Ginkgo is not only easy to care for but also very robust and hardy. However, this only applies to older trees outdoors; young and potted plants need a little protection from excessive cold and strong sunlight.
Are ginkgos hardy and how do you overwinter them?
A ginkgo tree is hardy when it is older and outdoors. Younger ginkgos and potted plants, however, should be protected from frost or overwintered in a frost-free room at temperatures of around + 5 °C to + 10 °C.
What is the best way to overwinter a ginkgo in a pot?
With a ginkgo in a pot or bucket, the roots are particularly at risk in winter. They can freeze to death quite easily because the frost can penetrate the bale from all sides. You have various options to prevent this.
On the one hand, you can take your ginkgo to a frost-free winter quarters, and on the other hand, you can wrap the entire pot with an old blanket, bubble wrap (€18.00 on Amazon) or jute sacks. Protection from below is also important. A thick wooden board or Styrofoam can also help here. If you have a young ginkgo, you should also protect the shoots from frost damage.
Can a ginkgo overwinter in the living room?
The ginkgo is only partially suitable as a houseplant. It sheds its leaves (botanically correct: leaf-shaped needles) in autumn, making it one of the summer green plants. It sprouts again in the spring. For this he needs the change in temperature. He feels much more comfortable in the garden.
If you still cultivate your ginkgo in the living room, it is better to move it to a cooler place in the winter months. The winter quarters should be airy and frost-free. Temperatures around + 5 °C to + 10 °C are ideal. You should water the ginkgo every now and then so that it doesn't dry out completely. However, it needs less water than in the summer months and no fertilizer.
The most important things in brief:
- overwinter young ginkgo and potted plants frost-free or protect them well from frost
- older Ginkgo hardy to around – 28 °C
- Overwinter houseplant coolly
- water less in winter
- do not fertilize until sprouting in spring
Tip
When planting a ginkgo in a pot or container, make sure that the root ball does not freeze.
