cool feature on one of our Ginkos...

[RogerM]

what do you know about these?

 

[oldoakman]

Interesting. Looks like a reverse Knee. I just had a friend turn me several bowls out of Ginko. He said it was hard to turn and really dulled his tools but it sanded beautifully. I'll post some photos when I get them finished.

 

[JD3000]

I've seen this on the occasional old ginkgo as well

 

[cerviarborist]

I wonder whether it occurs on both sexes of Ginkgo?

 

[evo]

aerial roots? Like a focus maybe

 

[RogerM]

Not your average Gingko tree

January 7, 2010



After doing a little research, I found out that these growths are really, really rare.

The Japanese call these growths Chichi (which translates into ‘nipples’). And it turns out these aerial roots are formed on ginkos that are at least 100 years old. These aerial roots will continue to grow downwards, eventually reaching the ground, taking another hundred years!

Some people in Japan use these roots to grow unique bonsai by cutting one off and potting it upside-down. Once planted, the root will soon sprout little gingko



Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour in Sacramento, CA.





By Lou Paun, Master Gardener

Aerial Roots

Unlike other trees, the ginkgo can produce a kind of aerial root. These structures, called chichi, are produced along the trunk and branches. They grow down into the ground, where they form roots, as well as upward, where they sprout leaves. Chichi are usually found on old trees, but can be found on young trees as a response to environmental stress or damage.



USDA
https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_ginkg.pdf

Some old Ginkgos produce aerial roots, known as chichi (Japanese; "nipples") or zhong-ru (Chinese), which form on the undersides of large branches and grow downwards. Chichi growth is very slow, and may take hundreds of years to occur. The function, if any, of these thick aerial roots is unknown.



American Conifer Society

https://conifersociety.org/conifers/ginkgo/

Accordingly, ginkgo retains a prodigious capacity for vegetative growth. It is capable of sprouting from embedded buds near the base of the trunk (lignotubers, or basal chi chi) in response to disturbances, such as soil erosion. Old individuals are also capable of producing aerial roots on the undersides of large branches in response to disturbances such as crown damage; these roots can lead to successful clonal reproduction upon contacting the soil. These strategies are evidently important in the persistence of ginkgo.

 

[RogerM]

Our Ginko is a girl...

 

[Basswood]

Freaking awesome. Had no idea

 

[CanadianStan]

Not your average Gingko tree

January 7, 2010



After doing a little research, I found out that these growths are really, really rare.

The Japanese call these growths Chichi (which translates into ‘nipples’). And it turns out these aerial roots are formed on ginkos that are at least 100 years old. These aerial roots will continue to grow downwards, eventually reaching the ground, taking another hundred years!

Some people in Japan use these roots to grow unique bonsai by cutting one off and potting it upside-down. Once planted, the root will soon sprout little gingko



Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour in Sacramento, CA.





By Lou Paun, Master Gardener

Aerial Roots

Unlike other trees, the ginkgo can produce a kind of aerial root. These structures, called chichi, are produced along the trunk and branches. They grow down into the ground, where they form roots, as well as upward, where they sprout leaves. Chichi are usually found on old trees, but can be found on young trees as a response to environmental stress or damage.



USDA
https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_ginkg.pdf

Some old Ginkgos produce aerial roots, known as chichi (Japanese; "nipples") or zhong-ru (Chinese), which form on the undersides of large branches and grow downwards. Chichi growth is very slow, and may take hundreds of years to occur. The function, if any, of these thick aerial roots is unknown.



American Conifer Society

https://conifersociety.org/conifers/ginkgo/

Accordingly, ginkgo retains a prodigious capacity for vegetative growth. It is capable of sprouting from embedded buds near the base of the trunk (lignotubers, or basal chi chi) in response to disturbances, such as soil erosion. Old individuals are also capable of producing aerial roots on the undersides of large branches in response to disturbances such as crown damage; these roots can lead to successful clonal reproduction upon contacting the soil. These strategies are evidently important in the persistence of ginkgo.

I would love to use the term aerial chichi in an arb report

 

[JD3000]

 

[evo]

I would love to use the term aerial chichi in an arb report

I just need to find a way to integrate “aerial chichis” in my day to day.
“My bag took like ten wraps and got hung up between two aerial chichis today”