Where to plant Dawn Redwood??
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Planting 9 Dawn Redwoods in Compost
Comments (6)One of the very best things I've encountered is 'Root Gel Dip' from Treehaven Evergreen Farms. You get a five gallon pail, mix up something like 4 tablespoons and allow to sit for one half hour. Then, you mix more in if you don't have a "gravy" like consistency as said per the label. You dip anything in this stuff. 9 trees isn't Do Do. Hell, you could have simply dug (I would have tilled because I own a tiller) a 'temporary nursery bed' two feet wide by 12 feet long or thereabout so....... when your trees arrived you could simply dip them in this beneficial nematode 'dip' and allowed them on their merry way until you were ready to move them to their permanent location. With or without this dip, that's how I'd go about the care for such. 9, I'd plant them in 2 hours. .....Dax...See MoreDawn Redwood - Driveways, sidewalks, and neighbors oh my
Comments (24)I would say that it's fine to plant these near a drive-way. I would however, get the utility companies to come out and see where the lines are. These trees will have wide, buttressed trunks unless you "limb them up as they grow. They can take on two different forms depending on whether you prune the lower branches or not. I have seen them grow straight, narrow and tall like a telephone pole, with no branches below 20' (as the branches were limbed up as the tree grew) and I have seen them grow wide and spreading and thick at the base. It all depends. In the Pacific Northwest, these trees will be massive, in places like chicago, with extreme cold temps and a much shorter growing season, they will reach half the height they would in the Pacific Northwest. I would say go ahead and plant it. If you're worried about it damaging a driveway, just prune it up as it grows....See MorePlanting time for Dawn Redwoods
Comments (2)Thank you--I am putting them in this afternoon....See MoreDAWN REDWOOD planting in forested area
Comments (25)In our climate during winter, trees are dormant. If the soil stays above 45F, some root growth may take place. Evergreens, both needle and broadleaf, transpire, that is they lose water from their foliage the year round, and this has to be replaced, even in winter or foliage will dessicate. The metabolic processes that take place during the dormant period rely on stored energy. Come spring, green growth begins, and this relies on stored energy until the foliage is able to photosynthesize and produce energy. The energy produced early in the growing season mostly goes toward the plants metabolic processes, later it is used to replace energy stores. If a plant doesn't receive enough sun during the growing season it will grow poorly, relative to ones receiving adequate sun. It's energy reserves won't be as great. Most woody plants grow best in full sun, a lot tolerate less, and a very few require shade and shelter. The species you want to grow are full sun lovers. They will tolerate less than perfect conditions and thereby be less than perfect specimens, leastwise the way we humans reckon. I'll repeat what I said above, what you propose is eminently doable, I've done the very same thing and I am most satisfied with the results....See Moregardener365
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