Spring Grove Ginkgo Trees - Winter Interest and Structure - February 2026
Trees and winter interest series continues with a pair of Spring Grove dwarf Ginkgo trees that are planted on either side of our back stoop. These were the first two (of now three) dwarf Ginkgo trees in our garden and were planted in May 2023 . They've had three full growing seasons in their spot and were replacements for some Rhododendrons that never really performed in these spots. Over the years, I've posted about their small, green, fan-shaped foliage , how I've fed them/supplemented them with lime and municipal biosolids and admired their golden fall leaf drop . The two trees are different - one having a lower main trunk and multiple branches with the other having a more traditional apical meristem. But, they've both grown. Quite a bit. Here's a bare-naked post from December 2024 (13 months ago) to compare size . Below is what they look like right now: One of my (recently posted) "Great Garden Rules is #8:...