My Giant Sequoia

[utahraptor]

I decided to plant a Giant Sequoia in my front yard about 3 years ago. It is growing fairly fast. I am hoping they rename my street to Sequoia Ave once it is big enough to be a problem. The trunk is very thick for a tree its size.

Freshly Planted

 

[highland145]

Ninja panda?



He sucks at it.

 

[utahraptor]

Ninja panda?



He sucks at it.

Heh, I asked my grandpa to make that for me. That is bamboo he is sitting in.

 

[highland145]

What temp/zone do the trees require?

+1 for Gramps that can do stuff.

 

[utahraptor]

From giant-sequoia.com (where I bought mine):

"The Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia) is grown in all zones. Zones refer to climate. Extreme environments like low desert and far north present challenges for the sequoias. Specimen sequoias can be found in most climates indicating that the species is remarkably adaptable. The limiting factor is the availability of liquid water in the root zone. A sequoia can suck the ground dry on a warm day. If there is no natural means of replenishing the soil moisture consistently the grower must supplement the sequoias with irrigation. Failure to keep the soil moist results in a dead tree. Sequoias require moist, rich, balanced ph, and well-drained soil. Permanently swampy or muddy soil will not work. Our website gallery at http://www.giant-sequoia.com/gallery/ shows giant sequoias growing in many different places around the US and the world."

 

[highland145]

Thanks. I've got an oak that's dying. I might want to try one and water the heck out of it. Maybe it's a middle age thing but I'd be the only guy with a Sequoia around here.

 

[Kaido]

i am hoping they rename my street to sequoia ave once it is big enough to be a problem.

rofl!

 

[Zorba]

That is pretty impressive growth. What part of the country do you live in? I want to buy some land outside of town and will definitely plant one or two if I ever do.

 

[utahraptor]

South central Kansas which is zone 6b.

 

[waffleironhead]

I might have to order some of these for this spring. I'm zone 3, so will test their hardiness.

 

[Moonbeam]

There used to be a beautiful monster one of these growing not so far from where
I live,, but it exploded in a lightning hit. There's a monkey puzzle growing near by that drops cones he size of watermelons.

 

[skyking]

The neighbor has one going, I will snap a pic and see if we can recall the year it was planted.

 

[utahraptor]

It certainly is growing well this spring!