One of our librarians brought in a picture of a tree he encountered frequently while on vacation in the Victoria, BC region. It has a distinctive weeping and leaning form and an "animal like" appearance. A picture of the tree is posted at: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herbarium/specimens/img/weaverunusualtree.jpg Any ideas as to the species? Thank you. Kent Perkins Collection Manager University of Florida Herbarium
Kent, This is Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Pendulum', a commonly planted novelty in the Pacific Northwest.
That's a funky tree. I transplanted one about 20 years ago from the home of the landscape program department head of Portland Community College. Took it home. It was in the woods in a tub - about 20' tall, and tap-rooted through a bottom hole. It had to be moved bare-root in 85 degree weather. I used an anti-transpirant and rolled it in plastic. The roots were on the tailgate, and the front was propped up with a wooden "X" over the front bumper, protruding 8' in front. We literally planted it in a mud bath, and cabled it 3 directions. Survival! Beat the odds of Sequoiadendron being hard to transplant.
