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A beautiful and useful plant! Attractive, lush foliage that smells of ginger and chunky, edible pinkish white ginger roots just below the surface of the soil. Grow your own ginger, easy to harvest and it’s a perennial, so with a little care you can have ginger every year.
Please contact us if you have any questions about buying this fruit tree.
Tree Specifications
- Scientific Name
- Zingiber Officinale
- Fruiting Months
- Harvest Ginger once the leaves begin to go brown and whither. (calendar)
- Maximum Height
- 1-1.5 metres
Tree Options / Variations
Most dwarf fruit trees are pot-friendly and can comfortably be kept to a size that suits smaller spaces like courtyards, balconies and verandas and planted out into smaller spaces.
Top Tips for Planting
- Plant in an area that is part sun / part shade.
- Requires well drained soil with lots of organic matter.
Top Tips for Growing
- Water regularly as soil should remain moist.
- Protect from very hot sun and very windy conditions.
FAQs
Is it suitable for growing in pots?
Ginger grows successfully in a pot.
How much water does it require?
Regular moderate watering.
When will it start fruiting?
You can harvest the rhizome (ginger root) once a year in around Autumn, leaving enough in the soil for the plant to regrow so you can harvest again next year.
Did You Know
Ginger is actually a herb! We call the edible part a ginger root but in actual fact it is a rhizome which is essentially an underground stem.
Delivery Information
Please contact us if you would like to discuss delivery options. Order online to click-and-collect from our Forest Glen nursery. See our Collection and Delivery Policy (Shipping Policy) for more information.
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