I want to transplant a 5-foot (10-year-old) sequoia from a 50 gallon pot in my yard to an appropriate location in the Sierra foothills in California. Does anyone know of suitable locations where the tree may legally be planted and the tree will have a good chance of survival? Thanks. Gayle Dukelow
I agree. I'm hoping to find a location just outside a park that will give a young sequoia a chance to mature. My alternative thought is to contact park officials to see if they have a re-planting program for the sequoia seedings and starts they sell in the park gift shops. I just started inquiring yesterday.
You might want to consider the potential for disease in a tree raised outside the national refuges, and research the potential for introducing a pathogen with a containerized tree...I think sequoias are pretty tough, but they can be susceptible to various fungal issues that tend to predominate when grown outside its range. I'm sure the park officials will know more about this...Have you considered finding a location for it outside its present range? Establishing specimens outside the now limited remnant groves is an act of conservation through dispersal: establishing rare plants in suitable habitats can contribute greatly to a species survival. Just some thoughts....good luck with your endeavour.
Thanks for the reply. I just posted a clarification to my insufficiently specific original post. My hope is either to transplant the sequoia to a foothill or mountain location just outside a park or to find a park program that will transplant the tree (which I bought as a 6-inch start from the Calevaras Big Trees gift shop in California). Gayle
