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Posted by
ltruett Zone, 9 Houston (
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Sat, Mar 3, 12 at 20:43
| I was given some Giant sequoia seed as a gift. I figured the seed would never actually germinate but at the moment I have around 20 that have germinated. They are currently in a pot. Living in Houston, TX I know they have no long term future but I figured I would try and see what they would do. Does anyone know of any attempts to grow them in this area? How big should I let them get before I transplant into their own pots? |
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RE: Giant sequoia
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| They will greatly despise your summer heat and particularly your summer humidity, and they will probably not care for your warm winters either. Since you have them, might as well set them out at some point (since they probably won't survive indoors, either), but just know that they are unlikely to make it. |
RE: Giant sequoia
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| Do you have any land with a year round creek through it? |
RE: Giant sequoia
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| famartin, I have no hope of long term survival. The seed germinated so I felt like I should try just to see what would happen. Toronado, No land with a creek. In general (other than last year), we get around 50 inches of rain a year or so. Anyone have any experience transplanting them after they have germinated to larger pots? Should I wait until a certain size? |
RE: Giant sequoia
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| 50 inches sure does sound like a reasonable amount. Is there at least a spot where the water trickles to during your smaller rains? Perhaps the gutters are pointed there? I must admit when I think of Texas I think of Eagle Pass or someplace very dry it takes hours to drive to from any metro area. Guess it is a HUGE state. 50 inches is a decent amount of rain. |
RE: Giant sequoia
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| Of note is that, evapotranspiration rates being what they are, 50 inches in Houston is probably more like 20 or 25 inches in the Sierra Nevada mountains (that's a guess but you get the idea). |
RE: Giant sequoia
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| There is a guy in Dallas that has one on the east side of his house. It's about 4 to 5 feet. |
RE: Giant sequoia
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| From growing bald cypress from seed, I usually separate the seedlings into separate 5 gallon pots when they are about 5 - 7" high. Once they hit 16-20" high I generally transplant them out of the pots into the ground. As these trees are cousins, this would probably work for you also. May want to locate the pots so as to receive some shade from afternoon sun. Be sure to provide shading for the pot itself so the sun doesn't bake the roots. My guess is that they will live for quite a while before getting a disease and dieing or getting too hot. Be sure to post what finally happens. |
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