Sequoiadendron Giganteum

[jrcat]

I ordered 10 of them a while back from a nursery in CA. I have read that they will grow here in the east and will handle the cold. There are a few already well established in the northeastern states. So I figured I would give them a try.

 

[bustedup]

Go for it never does any harm to plant imo.......just don't plant them near ya house lol

 

[jrcat]

I am wondering If I should just plant them directly now or put them in pots for a year or two then transplant from there.

 

[bustedup]

Forester needed lol

 

[jrcat]

Pic

 

[slowp]

I'd plant it in the ground where you want it to grow. It is kind of late, for here anyway, and you might need to water it this year to keep it going. But, I have no idea what kind of weather you have.

Pots are not happy places for such trees.

 

[jrcat]

I'd plant it in the ground where you want it to grow. It is kind of late, for here anyway, and you might need to water it this year to keep it going. But, I have no idea what kind of weather you have.

Pots are not happy places for such trees.

Thanks Slowp I will put them in the ground then. Right now is part of our "wet" season rain every other day it seems. during the july/august it can get very hot (80 to 90 degrees) and dry so I would imagine they will need water every day then. One more question... what is a good time of day for watering morning or evening?

 

[slowp]

I'm not an expert on this. I try to water things in the morning because the foilage will dry off and not be so prone to mildew. But I have no idea on Sequoias, other than they most likely won't like living in pots.
Where's those Californicating guys:msp_smile: when you need them?

 

[slowp]

Forester needed lol

Perhaps more would answer if you used the power icon....:coffee:

 

[jrcat]

Perhaps more would answer if you used the power icon....:coffee:

Thanks anyway for the help.

 

[2dogs]

Water every 5 days or so and plant in filtered shade. Then wait a thousand years.

This Giant is wasabout 100 years old. It was lifting a house IIRC. Lousy wood.

 

[Jacob J.]

If you're going to plant on a slope, try to avoid east or south facing slopes. Sequoia and Redwood like well-drained soils and you'll need to pass a fair amount of water over the roots for the first two or three summers. I planted Giant Sequoia here and have about a 60% survival rate. Those that have some overstory are doing a lot better than those that are out in the open.

 

[paccity]

plant them where they will have a lot of room. up here in the willamette valley they grow like a weed. this one was only about 60 years old cool trees if you have the space.

 

[paccity]

not sure on the age of this one ,the center is gone. thats a d8 for comparison.

 

[jrcat]

I have plenty of room. I have a 5 acre piece of wooded land with a westward facing slope and 4 of the 4 acres is on the slope.. a wonderfully otherwise useless piece of land. A good home for them I think.

 

[Natty Bumppo]

Never been to California or the PNW to see the big trees. But I did spend a couple weeks in Scotland about 17 years ago. I remember in the NW coastal part of the country there were redwoods, sitka spruce, etc. planted there for lumber purposes. Don't know if they'll get as big there as they do here, but the climate is similar to where they're native. Good luck with them in NY. I figure we're too hot and dry for such things here in central MO.

 

[forestryworks]

Tried planting some in Texas a few years ago. Texas laughed and the trees died.

 

[jrcat]

So far so good they seem to be doing well. But I water them regularly.

 

[jrcat]

I just did as Slowp suggested and got them out of the pots and planted in thier permanent places. I was suprised to see the root growth on them. If I had left them to grow in those pots they would most likely have become root bound by the end of summer. This will be interesting to see how well the do now.