It its the end of "the growing season". On october 1 I measured the trees again. The big one is now 227 cm (7 ft 5 3/8 inch). The girth is 17 cm (7 inches), The small one is 139 cm (4 ft 6 23/32 inch). His girth is 13 cm (5 inches). So a good grow this year (a grow of more than 1,20 meter (4 feet) this year for the big one).
Nice to see people with initiative , modern people think only the government can make a park, or, plant a forest. I have a unused and neglected park nearby in ruins. Give me 7 years and it will be full of school children on tours, I am planting bamboo forests, rainbow eucalyptus, and assorted sequoia . and a medicinal tree area. in 3 years I imagine picnicers all under the trees on a hot day. Cheers.
YES the first 7 years are the slowest growing years but after that once you plant them in the ground they take off towards the sky and also get wider and wider. I have been growing them on the Olympic Peninsula for 30 years and have about 50 of them from 3 feet tall to over 50 feet tall and when I planted the bigger ones they were already 5-6 feet tall and are now are over 50 feet tall. I first saw them growing up here when I was a kid so when I got my own property I started planting them here..........the place where I saw those first sequoias down the hiway from me has a row of 7 of them that are over 60 years old and a couple years ago lighting hit one and the top exploded so it is now half as tall and the branches that fell to the ground are the size of big cedar trees. I save the cones and try every year to take cuttings and keep adding more to my property so in 100+ years this will be quite a forest.
I have 30 planted on my property on the other side of the creek and then another 10 out in front on the south side of my 5 acres. One next to my house was the first one I planted back in 1987 or 88 and these out front I started planting after that and the one you can see just right of center was planted 15 years ago and was only 5 feet tall then and now it is about 50 feet tall and 3 feet across at the base i68.servimg.com/u/f68/15/95/88/74/00410.jpg
Here you can see looking back at the house is my first Giant Sequoia (this is from 2013) that I planted in 1987 or 88 (I have old video some where with my wife standing behind it and she was taller than that tree and she is only about 5ft 4" i68.servimg.com/u/f68/15/95/88/74/rca_0110.jpg
+Nikola Tesla They look great! In Holland we have a different climate compared to the climate in the Olympic Peninsula. So it is a little bit trickier to grow the trees overhere.
muy bueno tu reportaje de cómo van avanzando las secuoyas desde semilla,espero que prosperen bien en su nuevo emplazamiento y se hagan muy espectaculares con el tiempo,te deseo mucha suerte.Yo he logrado germinar tres secuoyas gigantes en la Isla de Lanzarote,ahora mismo tienen dos meses de germinadas.Cuando tengan un año quiero llevarlas a mi casa de Rumanía para plantarlas allí,espero tener la misma suerte que tú.Felicidades.
I have none nearly that old. About 70 two month old trees, five four month old, and two six months old. All of those are from seed but I have two three and a half year old trees. Plus about eight two year old trees bought from Welker's Nursery. Love your timelapse though!
Hé Welker's Nursery! That is Joe Welker from Auberry, CA, My seeds were bought in Sequoia NP. But when my little trees weren't doing very well, I send a couple of mails to Joe Welker and asked him for advice. He always answered and was very helpfull!
That is absolutely incredible! I just purchased a small giant sequoia, and I hope it will do ok here in Nebraska. I will be making a video on the unboxing, planting, and growth.
is it better to grow them from the seed? because every small tree I have bought, 8 of them has died. they look fine in the beginning then after a month they start turning brown. I am thinking the nurseries I buy them from in Oregon and California feed it some special fertilizer, I hear root rot can kill maybe the fungus is all over the place where I live I dunno
The trees are now nine years old. I have finally made an update (sorry it took so long; I had a pc-crash). This is the RUclips link of “The first nine years of two giant sequoias: ruclips.net/video/fV2mFfsFNKI/видео.html Both trees have survived the last two years. The biggest tree is now nine feet tall. The other one is six feet tall. They are still growing. The sky is the limit.
I'm trying it with seed from dropped cones of a group of sequoias of a park near from my mother's house. I collected them on winter for free :) I hope to be lucky.
wow-I live in southern CA. (Placerita Canyon-Newhall) and go to the Seqouia mountains as much as I can.Usually twice a year.You inspired me to take pictures at my secret camping spot that has new growth trees.Sequoias are my favorite tree.Let's hope that the weather where you are has the necessary ingredients and temperment for healthy lives. I bought one at a nursery in 2001 and because I don't live near the coast where it's cooler at times,it died.One side held up for about 5 years.
@@martinvn123 One of my 250 + giant sequoias imgur.com/a/1kjN16j It will be planted next two springs. I've just moved it in a 90 L pot. Age: 2,6 years old.
Hi Martin, I have been growing some of my own and currently have 6 in total which are almost a year old. However recently on three of them I have noticed on the lower branches that sections of the branches have gone a brown colour. I have cut these back and sprayed them with a fungicide following advice I have read else where. I notice on one of the clips on your video that your tree, during the younger years, looked like they went through a similar experience. Have you got any advice based on your experience about this point which you would be kind enough to share? Thanks.
Hi Pierce, If the problem is only in the lower branches of your trees, I don’t think your trees have a fungal infection. When my trees were younger they had the same problem as your trees, I think. I wrote a mail to Joe Welker, from Welker's Grove Nursery in Auberry, California. He answered: “Your tree appears to be aborting lower branches which is a natural condition. When you visit a naturally occuring forest you will notice that there are very few low branches. That is because the lower ones have aborted in favor of those that can reach the sun. Also a limited amount of roots can only support a limited amout of foliage so lower branches abort first when roots are crowded. A larger pot and more sun might help to limit the loss of lower branches.” p.s. During winter, young trees can discolour. That is called “Browning”. That is nothing to worry. See the FAQ’s on the site of Joe Welker (giant-sequoia. com)
Part 2: Also it could be your trees have “Brown-out”. Once again I quote Joe Welker: “Your tree has brownout which is a natural condition. Here is an explanation of the condition: During mid to late summer the giant sequoias will undergo a natural process known as brownout. This is a defoliation process involving some of the foliage on the interior of the tree. It can appear unattractive when it is excessive. The interior foliage first turns yellow and then brown and eventually falls out on its own. When it dries you may choose to put on leather gloves and strip the dead foliage out by hand. Brownout cannot be prevented but it can be limited by good horticultural practices such as proper fertilization and irrigation. A healthy root system with plenty of room to spread limits brownout. Brownout will be present every summer but it will not be visible through the dense foliage on the exterior of a healthy tree.”
The first two year they will colour dark. It is natatural. They will turn green again. Later they sometimes loose branches. It could be a problem if the tree is not strong enough.
@@martinvn123 facebook.com/groups/3242446445868257 I would be grateful if you look at my site and my sequoias, give your assessment of their condition.
Yes, except the first winter. Joe Welker from Gigant-Sequoia.com is saying: "Young sequoias are not very sappy and are subject to freeze-drying. Freeze-drying usually only discolors and does not harm the trees but it can damage or kill the young trees if they go into the winter already dry. Keep them watered up until the ground freezes. Then if possible bury the trees in snow. In their natural environment the young ones are buried in snow all winter. You may want to construct a windbreak or find a box to place over them when the deep freeze comes if there is no snow. As the sequoias mature they become sappier and less vulnerable to freeze-drying. The cold is not a problem. The cold dry wind is."
Carpus6669 I think they will survive the greenhouse. Once again I quote Joe Welker: "Can I keep a giant sequoia indoors for the winter? A heated indoors is not a beneficial environment for long-term maintenance of giant sequoias. They will most likely survive the winter inside a house but will have lost their bearings somewhat concerning their dormancy period and climate adaptation. It is helpful for them to spend some time outside in the cold of winter basically resting and getting used to their environment. Ideally the container kept sequoias will be watered well and then placed outside to be buried deep by winter snow. Once they are buried deep in snow there will be no maintenance needed until the snow melts in the spring. The trees will be insulated from cold drying winds and be unable to dehydrate under the snow. If you have freezing weather but no snow then the container kept sequoias will have to be taken into a garage or cellar occasionally to be thawed and watered. After a few days of above freezing temperatures and moist roots the trees can be set back out. They should not be set back out into sub zero temperatures. They will keep in the garage or cellar until the temperatures moderate some. The shock of rapidly changing temperatures should be avoided. The cold of winter does not harm the sequoias. Wintertime damage is done by wintertime dehydration from cold dry winds."
when are they big enough to transplant? i have all of them growing in a flat of vermiculite. they are about a month old and i don't know when they are big enough to move into real soil or move at all?
I would like to see a timelapse of the first 3000 years ...
Please remind me in the year 5007
@@martinvn123 lol we would all be dead by that time
@@jamestropicals8262 Speak for yourself. I am eternal.
@@thelimitingfactor Speak for yourself
2:42 Sequoia #1: Buddies till the end?
Sequoia #2: Always.
It its the end of "the growing season". On october 1 I measured the trees again. The big one is now 227 cm (7 ft 5 3/8 inch). The girth is 17 cm (7 inches), The small one is 139 cm (4 ft 6 23/32 inch). His girth is 13 cm (5 inches).
So a good grow this year (a grow of more than 1,20 meter (4 feet) this year for the big one).
please keep us updated with the growth, another short video maybe ?
Anthony dunne If the trees (and I off course :-) ) are still alive next year, I will give an update somewhere in 2015
How growing tree 2018
I'm waiting for the 1000 year update :D
Nice to see people with initiative , modern people think only the government can make a park, or, plant a forest. I have a unused and neglected park nearby in ruins. Give me 7 years and it will be full of school children on tours, I am planting bamboo forests, rainbow eucalyptus, and assorted sequoia . and a medicinal tree area. in 3 years I imagine picnicers all under the trees on a hot day. Cheers.
a good job!
Lovely...cute finish:)
YES the first 7 years are the slowest growing years but after that once you plant them in the ground they take off towards the sky and also get wider and wider.
I have been growing them on the Olympic Peninsula for 30 years and have about 50 of them from 3 feet tall to over 50 feet tall and when I planted the bigger ones they were already 5-6 feet tall and are now are over 50 feet tall.
I first saw them growing up here when I was a kid so when I got my own property I started planting them here..........the place where I saw those first sequoias down the hiway from me has a row of 7 of them that are over 60 years old and a couple years ago lighting hit one and the top exploded so it is now half as tall and the branches that fell to the ground are the size of big cedar trees.
I save the cones and try every year to take cuttings and keep adding more to my property so in 100+ years this will be quite a forest.
+Nikola Tesla Wow, that's great!
I have 30 planted on my property on the other side of the creek and then another 10 out in front on the south side of my 5 acres.
One next to my house was the first one I planted back in 1987 or 88 and these out front I started planting after that and the one you can see just right of center was planted 15 years ago and was only 5 feet tall then and now it is about 50 feet tall and 3 feet across at the base i68.servimg.com/u/f68/15/95/88/74/00410.jpg
The tall skinny one in the center is a Silver Sequoia i68.servimg.com/u/f68/15/95/88/74/front_10.jpg
Here you can see looking back at the house is my first Giant Sequoia (this is from 2013) that I planted in 1987 or 88 (I have old video some where with my wife standing behind it and she was taller than that tree and she is only about 5ft 4"
i68.servimg.com/u/f68/15/95/88/74/rca_0110.jpg
+Nikola Tesla They look great! In Holland we have a different climate compared to the climate in the Olympic Peninsula. So it is a little bit trickier to grow the trees overhere.
muy bueno tu reportaje de cómo van avanzando las secuoyas desde semilla,espero que prosperen bien en su nuevo emplazamiento y se hagan muy espectaculares con el tiempo,te deseo mucha suerte.Yo he logrado germinar tres secuoyas gigantes en la Isla de Lanzarote,ahora mismo tienen dos meses de germinadas.Cuando tengan un año quiero llevarlas a mi casa de Rumanía para plantarlas allí,espero tener la misma suerte que tú.Felicidades.
good? very good job!
I have none nearly that old. About 70 two month old trees, five four month old, and two six months old. All of those are from seed but I have two three and a half year old trees. Plus about eight two year old trees bought from Welker's Nursery. Love your timelapse though!
Hé Welker's Nursery! That is Joe Welker from Auberry, CA, My seeds were bought in Sequoia NP. But when my little trees weren't doing very well, I send a couple of mails to Joe Welker and asked him for advice. He always answered and was very helpfull!
youre an inspiration! I hope my seeds go this well. I would love an update!
That is absolutely incredible! I just purchased a small giant sequoia, and I hope it will do ok here in Nebraska. I will be making a video on the unboxing, planting, and growth.
Hey just curious how your Sequoia turned out I'm thinking about doing the same thing except I live in Oregon
@@reggie2334able they died. I think you would have great luck there, but he it's just too cold.
@@IsaacNewton1966 oh that sucks man those trees are so cool
is it better to grow them from the seed? because every small tree I have bought, 8 of them has died. they look fine in the beginning then after a month they start turning brown. I am thinking the nurseries I buy them from in Oregon and California feed it some special fertilizer, I hear root rot can kill maybe the fungus is all over the place where I live I dunno
The trees are now nine years old. I have finally made an update (sorry it took so long; I had a pc-crash). This is the RUclips link of “The first nine years of two giant sequoias: ruclips.net/video/fV2mFfsFNKI/видео.html
Both trees have survived the last two years. The biggest tree is now nine feet tall. The other one is six feet tall. They are still growing. The sky is the limit.
Cool, I was gonna ask about an update after watching. Nice video too
martinvn123 when will the next one be ?
Yesterday I visited the trees. The big one started growing again also. It is now 144 cm (4,72 feet) tall. The other is now 102 cm (3,35 feet).
So the small one made it as well. :)
+martinvn123 Do they grow better now (because they aren't in the pots anymore) ?
hi! update 2019 please!
In the summer I will make an update (the first 12,5 years)
Did you water them in he winter, and if so how much, how often? Thank you.
No I didn't. Only the first year. There is however a problem theu don't get water, because the ground is frozen in the winter
Where can I buy the seeds for the sequoias? Online site for orders?
I'm trying it with seed from dropped cones of a group of sequoias of a park near from my mother's house. I collected them on winter for free :)
I hope to be lucky.
Just google on "seed'; 'sequoia', 'gigantea', 'buy' and choose a site you trust. Good luck
I plan to keep mine in a pot with the intention of creating a bonsai. Will see how it goes...
When they stay in a pot they will stay small
wow-I live in southern CA. (Placerita Canyon-Newhall) and go to the Seqouia mountains as much as I can.Usually twice a year.You inspired me to take pictures at my secret camping spot that has new growth trees.Sequoias are my favorite tree.Let's hope that the weather where you are has the necessary ingredients and temperment for healthy lives.
I bought one at a nursery in 2001 and because I don't live near the coast where it's cooler at times,it died.One side held up for about 5 years.
wonderful ! how are they doing now ......sending my love ! I have two nearly an inch tall now ..my babies !!
I "visited" them last week. The little one is"awake" and restarted growing (+1 inch); the big one is still in its wintersleep, but looks fine.
wonderfull ! thanx :)
¿qué edad tenían las dos secuoyas cuando decidiste dejarlas en el exterior en invierno por primera vez?
After the first year. In the winter of year 2 they were outside
martinvn123 muchísimas gracias por tu respuesta,me valdrá mucho tu experiencia para hacer lo mismo con mis tres secuoyas.Un saludo
What is the growing substrate that you used in the early growing stages? Coco peat? Thx.
+Love Meme I used a mix of riversand and normal potting soil. Later on just potting soil.
@@martinvn123 One of my 250 + giant sequoias
imgur.com/a/1kjN16j
It will be planted next two springs. I've just moved it in a 90 L pot. Age: 2,6 years old.
Hi Martin,
I have been growing some of my own and currently have 6 in total which are almost a year old. However recently on three of them I have noticed on the lower branches that sections of the branches have gone a brown colour. I have cut these back and sprayed them with a fungicide following advice I have read else where. I notice on one of the clips on your video that your tree, during the younger years, looked like they went through a similar experience. Have you got any advice based on your experience about this point which you would be kind enough to share? Thanks.
Hi Pierce,
If the problem is only in the lower branches of your trees, I don’t think your trees have a fungal infection. When my trees were younger they had the same problem as your trees, I think. I wrote a mail to Joe Welker, from Welker's Grove Nursery in Auberry, California. He answered:
“Your tree appears to be aborting lower branches which is a natural condition. When you visit a naturally occuring forest you will notice that there are very few low branches. That is because the lower ones have aborted in favor of those that can reach the sun. Also a limited amount of roots can only support a limited amout of foliage so lower branches abort first when roots are crowded. A larger pot and more sun might help to limit the loss of lower branches.”
p.s. During winter, young trees can discolour. That is called “Browning”. That is nothing to worry. See the FAQ’s on the site of Joe Welker (giant-sequoia. com)
Part 2: Also it could be your trees have “Brown-out”. Once again I quote Joe Welker:
“Your tree has brownout which is a natural condition. Here is an explanation of the condition: During mid to late summer the giant sequoias will undergo a natural process known as brownout. This is a defoliation process involving some of the foliage on the interior of the tree. It can appear unattractive when it is excessive. The interior foliage first turns yellow and then brown and eventually falls out on its own. When it dries you may choose to put on leather gloves and strip the dead foliage out by hand.
Brownout cannot be prevented but it can be limited by good horticultural practices such as proper fertilization and irrigation. A healthy root system with plenty of room to spread limits brownout. Brownout will be present every summer but it will not be visible through the dense foliage on the exterior of a healthy tree.”
I have my own 2 trees too :) They are 14 months old :) I would like to see some new update of your trees :)
+Reckless Matty Hope your trees are doing fine!
yeah they are doing well, thx. in next few days i want to make some short video about my two beauties :)
+Reckless Matty K :)
why the sprigs of the sequoia sprout darken dry?
The first two year they will colour dark. It is natatural. They will turn green again. Later they sometimes loose branches. It could be a problem if the tree is not strong enough.
@@martinvn123 facebook.com/groups/3242446445868257 I would be grateful if you look at my site and my sequoias, give your assessment of their condition.
do you leave them out side like that all winter in those pots like that?
Yes, except the first winter. Joe Welker from Gigant-Sequoia.com is saying:
"Young sequoias are not very sappy and are subject to freeze-drying. Freeze-drying usually only discolors and does not harm the trees but it can damage or kill the young trees if they go into the winter already dry. Keep them watered up until the ground freezes. Then if possible bury the trees in snow. In their natural environment the young ones are buried in snow all winter. You may want to construct a windbreak or find a box to place over them when the deep freeze comes if there is no snow. As the sequoias mature they become sappier and less vulnerable to freeze-drying. The cold is not a problem. The cold dry wind is."
would they be fine in a greenhouse over the first winter? or do they need the cold temperatures?
Carpus6669 I think they will survive the greenhouse. Once again I quote Joe Welker:
"Can I keep a giant sequoia indoors for the winter?
A heated indoors is not a beneficial environment for long-term maintenance of giant sequoias. They will most likely survive the winter inside a house but will have lost their bearings somewhat concerning their dormancy period and climate adaptation. It is helpful for them to spend some time outside in the cold of winter basically resting and getting used to their environment. Ideally the container kept sequoias will be watered well and then placed outside to be buried deep by winter snow. Once they are buried deep in snow there will be no maintenance needed until the snow melts in the spring. The trees will be insulated from cold drying winds and be unable to dehydrate under the snow. If you have freezing weather but no snow then the container kept sequoias will have to be taken into a garage or cellar occasionally to be thawed and watered. After a few days of above freezing temperatures and moist roots the trees can be set back out. They should not be set back out into sub zero temperatures. They will keep in the garage or cellar until the temperatures moderate some. The shock of rapidly changing temperatures should be avoided. The cold of winter does not harm the sequoias. Wintertime damage is done by wintertime dehydration from cold dry winds."
when are they big enough to transplant? i have all of them growing in a flat of vermiculite. they are about a month old and i don't know when they are big enough to move into real soil or move at all?
Carpus6669 The first time they were transplanted they were about 1 - 1,5 inch high.
how are they going?
+nemodot They both are doing fine. I will update the video soon
+martinvn123 I'm curious. What kind of soil did you use on the potted sapplings?
+nemodot Yea me too, i might order 50 seeds some day! :D
You'll have to do an update video in 2000 years.
Ok, I will make an update video in the year 4016 if you promise to watch it.
Something is wrong those are growing to much slowly that expected.
I have made an update: ‘The first 12,5 years of two giant sequoias’; five minutes old;
one minute new. See: ruclips.net/video/Ld1L1be2ZIQ/видео.html
When will I be able to drive my car through my tree?
Nick Doe about 1000-2000 years
You need to burn out the plants surrounding it. ;)
+Declan1205 They are property of the municipality. I can't burn them :-)