Brad in GR
Chumono
SO excited to report, for any lovers of metasequoia, that my 10 year old (15’ high) and 15 year old (25’ high) landscape dawn redwood have produced cones/seeds for the first time since I planted them. These cones are the my new favorite - so delicate and interesting. Maybe Douglas fir still wins out for me aesthetically but man. Neat! EDIT: this is especially satisfying for me since my partner and I are looking at a new house (bonsai garden design is most certainly part of the search process haha) and will likely move next year.
The larger tree in the ground now for ten years, and smaller for 4. This is a first! I’ve read that they enjoy warm summers, which we certainly had in 2019 here in west Michigan.
At any rate, I’m over the moon and was so elated to see them growing this spring. They have matured and I spent some time on the ladder removing them today. I think I have about 50 seeds from each tree (intense winds have removed the rest recently, will be putz-ing around the yard the next few days). One is a deeper green foliage and the other is a lighter green almost yellow.
Plan will be to soak them and sow outdoors protected for natural stratification. Wahoo! Anyone else with experience seeing these cones?
The larger tree in the ground now for ten years, and smaller for 4. This is a first! I’ve read that they enjoy warm summers, which we certainly had in 2019 here in west Michigan.
At any rate, I’m over the moon and was so elated to see them growing this spring. They have matured and I spent some time on the ladder removing them today. I think I have about 50 seeds from each tree (intense winds have removed the rest recently, will be putz-ing around the yard the next few days). One is a deeper green foliage and the other is a lighter green almost yellow.
Plan will be to soak them and sow outdoors protected for natural stratification. Wahoo! Anyone else with experience seeing these cones?
Brad T on Instagram: "First year my landscape Dawn Redwood have produced seeds! The cones are beautiful and unique. Excited to carry forward genetics from my 25’ (15 yr) + 15’ (10 yr) trees. One of my favorite species. Seedlings here we come! #meta
27 likes, 1 comments - greatlakesbonsai on November 18, 2020: "First year my landscape Dawn Redwood have produced seeds! The cones are beautiful and unique. Exc..."
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