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Michael, Actually, I did transplant some of those and after three seasons they are doing quite well. No sign of dead terminal buds yet but...
Michael, 0°F comes out to around -17 to -18°C. So, I don't think winter kill could be an issue. Or could it? Perhaps an early hard freeze in...
Michael, I, too, have been suspicious of winter kill in the past. However, this past winter was extraordinarily mild. Temps never even got down...
Group, Does anybody on our list have any experience raising abies concolor (white fir)? I live in northern Indiana in zone 5 and have had real...
Dear "Dirt Reaper", Yes indeed! Giant Sequoias tend to be quite heat-tolerant. The summer here back in 2012 was very hot and dry. There were...
QUESTION: Something that I've wondered about for a long time, what qualifies a conifer for being included in the pine family (pinacea)? I...
Has anybody on our group made an attempt to grow Florida Torreyas? They are an endangered species and I would jut LOVE to add a couple of 'em to...
Another thing about Hazel Smith is that it has very nice, icy blue needles. The lady at the Crowfoot Nursery where I got them told me that in...
Actually, the Sequoia "Hazel Smith" strain is reputed to be hardy to zone 5 but they don't guarantee that. So, we'll just have to wait and see....
Dear Dirt Reaper, Where exactly is this? I "Googled" for Hood Canal and found a large channel. Is there a town by that name? What is your...
Cutler, Crowfoot is run by Paula & Michael Seidl. What's REALLY cool about this nursery is the fact that they have a lot of hard-to-find stuff...
Thanks, Ron ! ! ! Your help is much appreciated! But if anyone should decide to try "Hazel Smith" I'd strongly recommend Crowfoot...
Dirt Reaper, Actually, I don't think there would be any issues raising Sequoia's anywhere in the State of Washington outside of higher...
Ron, I cannot remember when or what I last posted but I did find some "Hazel Smith" giant Sequoias. Iseli's is strictly wholesale and will not...
Dear "Dirt Reaper", Most interesting BUT, where is this? Regards, Fred M. Cain, Topeka, IN
Sundrop, I had two abies grandis in gallon containers and one bare root stock. They were all about the same size around 20 - 25 centimeters....
Group, Has anyone in the upper Midwest (or anywhere else, really) attempted to grow abies grandis (grand fir)? I started three specimens here in...
Thanks, Sulev! I hope you're right and there is really no problem. I Googled for "Pitchy Buds On Ponderosa Pines" and for "Pitch on Ponderosa...
Group, I planted about four ponderosa pine seedlings and four small Jeffrey pines this past spring (2019) here in northern Indiana. They look...
Parterlow, I, too, have an awful lot of problems with birds. But in the case of the Hazel Smiths, I'm not sure that's bird damage. For one...
