Spring Grove Ginkgo Dwarf Trees - Back Stoop - October 2024
I planted a pair Spring Grove Ginkgo trees (dwarf trees) on either side of my back stoop last Summer - in May 2023 . All Summer-long, I protected them from the sun with a shade cloth as they were drooping everytime we'd have a run of hot days. They seemed to make it thru the season just fine and by September of 2023, they were showing some new, tender growth . Both of the trees came back this Spring and I don't seem to have documented their growth in 2024. This year, I did NOT put up any shade cloth and only watered them when I was watering my annuals. It appears that they're *mostly* established by this point and are filling out. Below are their current looks. On the left (below) is the tree on the southside. On the right (below), is the one on the north - in between the stoop and the screened porch door. At this point, I've done ZERO pruning on them and I don't intend to touch them - until they start to creep in/onto the stoop or d...