ginko as on iplant (medicinal plant info app on my iphone) native to north china concidered the oldest tree species high ewsisstance to desiese insects and pollution the leaves have been placed in books to repel bookworms food applications inner seeds are edible if roasted in achient chiunese and japenese cultures they were used to prevent drunkenness medicinal properties antibacterial antifungal antioxidant astringent creberial tonic circulatory stimulant expectorant kidney tonic rejuvinative sedative (cuts here but in such a way i think theres more) medicinal usage tea tinture capsules different parts have different properties leaves are antioxidant brain tonic circulatory stimulant and rejuvinative the nuts are antibacterial antifungal antitussive astringent expectorant and sedative as with properties different parts of the plant are used tor different purposes the leaves are used for alzheimeers disease anxiety asthma blindness blood clots cereberial arteriosclerosiss deafness dementia depression hearing loss hemorrhoids impotence macular degeneration memory loss nerve deafness pain in the extremeties plebitits poor circulation reynauds disease senility skull injuries stroke tinnitius varicose veins vertigo and vision loss the nuts are used foe asthma bladder irriation cancer catarrh diabetes diphtheria dysentary weak kidneys incontence typhoid tinnius tuberculosis frequient urnination vaginial infection and prepherial vascular desiese ginko helps to relax blood vessils so that more nutrients can be delivered into the body it helps the brain uselise oxygen and glucose better and improves perferial circulatiion yet does not keep one awake it increases cereberal blood flow and the rate at which information is transmitted also has an anti-agretory effect on blood platelets WARNING! fruit from female trees may cause contact dermatitis or mouth lesions do not eat the pulp of the fruit the nut is not suggested for long term use excess use may cause fever headache and irritability side effects from using ginko leaves are rare however large amounts have been reported to cause gastrointestinal disturbances and headaches ok lol i hope that helps some? i have to laugh with the long list of what it can treat to the SHORT list of side effects \-\-arent modern medicines treat one thing and a LONG list possible side effects?\-\- im learning i need to NOT trade with those too new or if i do ask them to send first if they refuse put those on my want list then continue on and that i need to get out and get more pictures in and from my garden between making seed packs and trying to start an inventory of my seeds of some sort i havent taken enough time to care fer them or get pictures but they still do well also that with gardens in 2 locations the further one will NEED mulching next year and rebuilding the closer i think even tho its gonna bug me we may cut back on some plants and changing our arrangement around

"Cherry Sparkles (7946) 10/08/1993 (S. Sorano) Semidouble-double pink frilled pansy/red speckles, fuchsia sparkle edge. Medium green, plain, quilted. Large" The above information is listed in FC2, which is a database maintained by AVSA of registered and listed AVs. It is not listed online, but one can purchase the program through AVSA. To interpret the information.....the name of the hybrid, the registration number, if any, in parentheses, the date registered, the name of the hybridizer. Then, the blossom description, starting with type of blossom, color, and features, such as fantasy or edge. Then, the leaf description, starting with color, shape, texture. Then, the size of the plant. Since there was a show/sale near you, there is a club also. I would encourage you to join the club for good friendship, helpful information form knowledgeable people, and a wonderful source of AVs that want to come live in your home. Welcome to the forum! Barbara

I only see the picture you posted on 8/18, that shows a plant rising vertically from the soil. I'm talking about making the tree lean in the pot at a 30-45* angle so the heavy branches appear pendulous. The tree is begging for that to occur. ;-) The ballast wouldn't be used primarily as a counterweight, though you might need it to serve dual duty as such. I was talking about using ballast to reduce the amount of soil in the part of the pot that holds perched water, since you're concerned about soil saturation. Note how ballast reduces the volume of PW a pot can hold by observing D in the first image and the far right pot with the ballast in the lower image. Can you see that by NEARLY filling the bottom of the pot with ballast you can reduce the amount of soil capable of holding PW to nearly nil? Al

Thanks. That guess looks good to me. It looks to be a popular plant. I bought the original plant as a houseplant many years ago, so I don't think it would be anything rare, although that would have been nice.