This is the third year in the ground for my baby giant sequoia tree. So far, it's healthy and did fine through a very cold winter (and it also gets hot, humid summers).
can confirm. mine is pretty much exactly 10 years old now and already 23 feet in height. It's sad i didn't inform myself sooner. Those trees need to be planted in a forest, where they belong. This unnaturally fast growth makes the wood lose all it's good qualities. The lumber is trash and the tree is not as resistant to disease and failure.
Nice. If it can grow there it should grow here as far as the cold winters go. I think my biggest issue here is the heavy clay soil which can stay too wet, too long.
Near southern Ohio. The winters vary from very cold (occasional low temp of -10 F) to a bit warmer (0 to 10 F). From my experience, it seems like the cold is not the problem. I think the soil and how well it drains is the bigger problem. The giant redwood (I think) doesn't like to have wet roots for a long time. The soil I have is heavy clay and it can stay very moist to a bit too wet in the Spring months.
Sounds good but I think the tree needs wet, cold breezes. Humid, hot summers may not be enough. I don't know of anywhere even east of the coast where they are found at all.
You're thinking of Coast Redwoods, not Giant Sequoias. Coast Redwoods love humidity, giant sequoias are from a more arid places that are further inland and up in the Sierra Nevadas. Coast redwoods can't tolerate temperatures below 32 degrees for long. Giant sequoias can.
Ah. The heat is what I'd be wondering about down there as far as how well this tree would do. It doesn't seem to mind sub-zero temps (it's dipped to -5 or so a few times since I've had it planted and it handled it OK). Where they grow natively in the Sierras it's more dry, well draining soil and cooler. It gets hot and humid here though every summer...mid 90s often and high humidity. @@Jccgrg
