🚀 go-pugleaf

Flourish might be a 'generous' word - but they "might"  survive. Actually,
somewhere in the east,  perhaps at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, they
actually have been able to make the Sequoia's close cousin, the Redwood
grow. And that climate is nothing like the foggy California coast.
"Dr. Rev. Chuck, MD, PA" <cdub@_REMOVETHIS_erols.com> wrote in message
news:3DF7B8D3.22E4@_REMOVETHIS_erols.com...
> Could they flourish in lower Manhattan?  I'd love to see a couple
> planted at the WTC site as a living memorial.
>
>
> Clear Cut wrote:
> >
> > An excellent source for ecological and management information can be
> > found at:
> >
> >
> >
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_1/sequoiadendron/
> > giganteum.htm
> >
> > Compare your growing site to the conditions where giant sequoia grows
> > natively.  They like water, they like nutrients - in other word good to
> > excellent site conditions.
> >
> > The most serious disease when planted outside of their native range
> > appears to be Botryosphaeria sp.
> >
> > The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection collects seeds
> > and grows seedlings.  They may sell seeds or direct you to a source.
> >
> >    http://www.fire.ca.gov/ResourceManagement/StateNurseries.asp
> >
> > ==-=-==
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> >
> >                            clearcut@excite.com
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> >
> > In article <3fb94ad1.0212082327.7ff1a4ff@posting.google.com>,
> >  ttq987@yahoo.co.uk (ttq987) wrote:
> >
> > > would like to grow a full fledged tall "GIANT SEQUOIA- Sequoiadendron
> > > giganteum" or similar species in India....
> > >
> > > is it possible & how do I acquire seeds etc for the same
> > >
> > > any help & suggestions would be greatly appreciated!