I have seen sequoias only 1.5 m (5 feet) tall with an abundance of cones and trees up to 20 m (about 60 feet) tall, with no cones at all. It can take only a couple of years to a number of decades before a giant redwood starts producing cones. So for pollinated, viable seeds you only need one tree, it's not necessary that there are other giant redwoods in the immediate neighborhood. The giant sequoia is monoecious, which means that the male and female parts are located on the same tree. The image above shows a cone of a Belgian redwood, the giant sequoia of Esneux, which is largely bigger than the cones of trees with a girth below 6 to 7 m (about 20 feet). So when you collect them yourself, try to collect cones from trees that are as old as possible. The oldest ones are only now starting to make the transition from toddlers into teenagers and are only now starting to produce viable seeds. Trees planted in Europe, Eastern US, Asia, and South America are not yet as old as the old growth Californian redwoods.Bought seeds should originate from mature trees in the natural range of the trees, the Sierra Nevada range in California, and are the most likely ones to germinate.More fun to do as a home gardener, is to collect the seeds yourself. For the Europeans amongst you, there are a number of good British or German nurseries that offer Sequoiadendron seeds (the tree is sometimes called Wellingtonia in British English and Mammutbaum in German). First you can buy them from nurseries/seed companies. To grow giant sequoias from seed, first thing you need to do of course is to get some seeds. After giving it a few unsuccessful tries myself, I finally got some seeds to germinate and am now the proud owner of some baby giant redwoods! Growing a giant redwood or a giant sequoia ( Sequoiadendron) from seed is not the easiest thing in the world, but it's certainly not impossible. More about growing the two other sequoia species: the coast redwood ( Sequoia sempervirens), and the dawn redwood ( Metasequoia glyptostroboides).
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You can grow giant sequoias by either sowing, striking cuttings or buying a little tree. Do you want to plant one anyway? Please go ahead and think about the next generations, that will hopefully be able to see this tree as a true giant. In one human life the giant sequoia is able to reach a girth of 4 to 5 m (13 to 16 ft).
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When you'll be, hopefully, an elderly person, your giant sequoia will only have grown through his first toddler years.
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A giant sequoia is not fit to plant as a small ornamental tree, but reaches its full potential as a landmark tree that can grown without restraints.īefore you enthusiastically imagining gigantic scenes: please keep in mind that, although the giant redwood is a vigorous grower according to plant terms, this species is living at another pace as you are. This might not come as a surprise but I have seen this tree planted very often in locations that were not well suited, as this species is a vigorous grower and can reach a height of 10 m (30 ft) after 10 years, and reaches a height of 30 m (100 ft) to 40 m (130 ft) after 50 years. More about the world regions where giant sequoias have been planted successfully, can be found here.īut you have to keep in mind that giant sequoia ( Sequoiadendron giganteum) are not fit for small city gardens. The answer is: yes you can, provided you're living in a temperate climate zone.
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Out of fascination for these big trees a lot of people are wondering: could I plant a giant redwood in my garden? Could I grow a giant sequoia from seed?