Backyard Ginkgo Tree - Five Years Of Growth - October 2026
Five years ago this month, I planted a very small caliper (with a trunk 'injury') Ginkgo tree in our backyard along the southside about half-way back. The tree went in the ground in October 2021 . The trunk was basically cracked wide-open ( look at the photos in this post ), but I wrapped it up, supported it with a bamboo pole and hoped for the best. In the five years since (growing seasons: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and now 2026), the tree has survived. And, put on some growth. When it went in the ground, it was about waist-high. Here, below, is what it looks like in the garden today: That's a little hard to read in terms of where the tree starts/stops. So, here, below, is an annotated version showing the tip of the tree: I took out the tape measure and the apical meristem (leader) now reaches 96". So, this is an eight-foot-tall Ginkgo tree. And, the trunk has thickened-up and is no longer pencil-thin. I've NOT pruned this ...