Chi Chi Ginkgo Bonsai

Image of bonsai exhibition in ho chi minh city vietnam on 4 02 2014.
Chi chi ginkgo bonsai. Further when grown as a bonsai the trunk and branch swellings would be in full display. Example of starter stock for development into a ginkgo bonsai. Although having leaves and being deciduous it is closely related to the conifer family. It s a chi chi a small leaf ginkgo cultivar.
Ginkgo biloba chi chi 7 years in development from imported raw material. The growth of chi chi is very slow and may take hundreds of years to develop. Stunning old chi chi ginkgo. Chi chi would also make a beautiful grafted standard.
It typically grows to only 4 5 tall with a fan shaped habit and over 10 years. Events exhibits outings. Chi chi would be particularly appropriate because it s comparatively compact to begin with. The tai chi of root control.
Specific epithet means two lobed in reference to the leaves. The ginkgo is a much misunderstood tree thought by many to be more of a curiosity rather than suitable as bonsai material. Ginkgo biloba is a living fossil and one of the oldest species of tree to have survived from ancient times dating back to 150 million years although it is now extinct in the wild. The function of these thick aerial roots is currently unknown but they are a desirable feature for bonsai.
Soils for bald cypress ginkgo biloba. Chi chi is a male clone. As you can see it s from lakeshore bonsai toronto area. Gnome dense dwarf ginkgo.
Highly prized as bonsai in china and japan because of its beautiful leaves which turn yellow in autumn and because these trees can live to a great age. Gingko chi chi other conifers. Ginkgo biloba chi chi 7 years in development from imported raw material. This specimen is a true masterpiece.
Chi chi also known as tschi tschi is a dwarf dense mounded slow growing multi stemmed shrub form of the popular ginkgo tree. This is a 20 year old chi chi ginkgo biloba is a perfection dwarf representation of the ancient majestic ginkgo. The leaves are dazzling bright green during the growing season and turn a butter yellow before dropping in the fall. 14 5 x 11 inch pot.
Probably started as an air layer in japan. Probably started as an air layer in japan. Form a dense rounded shrub and is excellent for containers and small gardens.