Sequoiadendron Giganteum Giant Sequoia Bonsai
The staff person told me it was brought in by a customer and needed a new pot desperately.
Sequoiadendron giganteum giant sequoia bonsai. Case study of styling a sequoiadendron gigantium giant sequoia i cant seem to locate the picture of the tree when i first received this but this is the first bonsai styling i did in 2005. Bonsai giant sequoia tree as previously mentioned the giant sequoia bonsai tree technically known as the sequoiadendron giganteum bonsai is not that commonly found within the ranks of enthusiasts. Should you choose to adventure in growing one here are a couple of important bits of information to take in. Typically very little grew close by and the ground was blanketed by fallen foliage.
Sierra redwood giant redwood. Giant sequoia trees grow on average 165 to 300 feet tall with a diameter of 20 35 feet. Sequoiadendron giganteum giant sequoia. The sequoiadendron giganteum is only unique in its care requirements to other more common bonsai tree species in the water requirements.
Provide young giant sequoia sequoiadendron giganteum with sufficient light water and fertilizer and you will find caring for the most massive tree species in existence is surprisingly trouble. Also known as giant redwood sierra redwood sierran redwood wellingtonia or simply big tree a nickname also used by john muir is the sole living species in the genus sequoiadendron and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods classified in the family cupressaceae in the subfamily sequoioideae together with sequoia sempervirens coast redwood and metasequoia glyptostroboides dawn redwood. I found this sequoia giganteum sequoiadendron giganteum at a local nursery here in washington state. The lower bottom of the.
The giant sequoia is the largest tree and the oldest living thing in the world. Giant redwood sequoiadendron giganteum october 21 2011 by jonas dupuich i don t know why it struck me so but one of the first things i noticed about the giants in sequoia national park is the ground immediately around their feet. The battle that ensued to get it into a bonsai pot nearly broke me. The sequoia prefers consistent moisture.
The oldest known tree is over 3 500 years old based on ring counts. A giant and ancient baobab tree with a pub in the hollow.