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Posted 5 years 5 months ago #51760
I'm buying a Giant Sequoia seedling and I would like some tips on taking care of it. I've read a little about it but I'm not sure if all of it applies to them at a seedling stage.

What type of soil is good for it?

Should it be in a deep small pot for a while or can I put it in a small shallow pot?

Is it indoors for a while? If so, how long and what type of lighting would be good for it?

I live in Washington state so it barely has any summer, like maybe a week of straight sunshine and it's back to rain. If I do keep it outdoors, will the direct sunlight kill it at this stage? Rain and wind?

How long should one wait to wire it from a seedling stage?

Anything else I need to know about it?
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Replied by Auk on topic Giant sequoia seedling care guide needed.

Posted 5 years 5 months ago #51778

Dagobert wrote: I'm buying a Giant Sequoia seedling and I would like some tips on taking care of it. I've read a little about it but I'm not sure if all of it applies to them at a seedling stage.


These are not really bonsai questions. You're growing a tree first. What I do not really understand is, that, if you have no experience growing trees at all, you think you'll be able to do something so far more challenging as growing a bonsai.

Trees belong outdoors. You don't wire it until you are sure the tree is doing fine - and you know how, when and why to wire.

For the next months / years, you'll be growing a tree and just that, until it is ready to be prepared to become a bonsai.
First learn how to grow that tree.
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Posted 5 years 5 months ago #51795
Sequoias live a thousand years.
You don't.
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Replied by Shephered on topic Giant sequoia seedling care guide needed.

Posted 5 years 5 months ago #51891

Anything else I need to know about it?

Sequoias live a thousand years.
You don't.


Clicio with the shade!
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