Spring Grove Dwarf Ginkgo Trees - Year Four - August 2026
In the Spring of 2023, I ripped out a pair of Rhododendron from either side of our back stoop and replaced them with a pair of Spring Grove (dwarf) Ginkgo trees . They were in larger nursery containers at the time I bought them, but they were small. Short. Well...dwarf. Which usually means they're very slow-growing. I wrote this 'getting to know' post about Spring Grove Ginkgo and talked about how they were discovered as a Witch's Broom in Ohio. That first Summer, they were stressed. This is a sunny location and the hot afternoon sun beat them up. So, I put up some shade cloth to try to get them through August. That worked and by September, they were leafy and (mostly) green . Ever since, they haven't looked back. And are growing faster than I thought they would. Here they are in October 2024 . Over the years, I've posted Wintertime photos showing their 'frames'. Today, despi...