So far so good. Both are doing very well in their new homes and seem to be pretty happy. One is above grade in my yard, (with some bricks around...
Down here by the sea, we're 6a: from the Agriculture Canada Plant Hardiness Zones of Canada:...
You're probably right; I just seem to recall that just -15C to be our 'cold snap', and yesm I am overly optimistic / (read: determined) to have...
So the little one is doing just great; lots of new (next year's) bud growth on every branch. Unfortunately the taller one isn't doing as well...no...
We get down to a low of about 10F...5F in a very cold winter, but only for a couple of days; our average February would be around 25-30F. Zone: 6a
Does anyone know the perfect pH & soil quality for giant sequoia? I'm guessing slightly alkaline, sandy loam, given that they live in the high...
I think I've found a good solution for soil amendment; creating a slight mount above grade with a combination of gravel, my existing soil, humus:...
Thanks Rima. Incldentally, the Norway spuce are planted at our property at Caribou/Toney River, Pictou, whereas the sequoias (other post) are to...
Re: Sequoia growing zone? Looks like I'll have to do some serious soil amending for the 2 spots I have to plant them in...both very clayey, with...
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I planted two young picea abies six weeks ago in a coastal location of Nova Scotia, very close to a beach. (there are hundreds of spruces &...
Re: Sequoia growing zone? I'm hoping to plant two 20" -er sequoiadendron giganteum here in Nova Scotia (6a) next week, but it's getting a little...
