Creating a Bonsai Forest with 9 Ginkgo bonsai trees

How to design and create a 9-tree bonsai forest from some nursery stock ginkgo biloba bonsai trees and an older group planting. With design input from John Naka and Peter Chan.

NOTE: The work on this forest was all filmed in spring (May 2021). When we need to root prune ginkgos, we should do it in early spring; not in summer or other times of year. May was a bit too late and during June I had to keep misting the leaves indoors, out of direct sunlight, for a few weeks until the new roots had started to provide enough water for the large leaves.

Special Thanks to Jeff Dodson for his excellent Ginkgo advice and great photos.

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00:00 Intro
00:40 Ginkgo cultivars
01:49 Bonsai forest design
03:35 Ginkgo roots
05:30 Pot & soil
06:51 Forest planting
09:32 Trees 5-9
11:58 Shaping the forest

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