Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon' hardiness
Grantgarden2 Zone 5a/b
3 years ago
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Comments (45)this post.. is a nomenclature nightmare ... lol ... NJ ... plant tissue transpires... gives off water ... sweats .... white tissue gives off more water.. than the plant can process.. hence it burns ... i also like to think of chloropyll as sun tan lotion .... no green.. no pf 60 .. lol ... two NONSCIENTIFIC explanations for why white .. and yellow tissue can burn ... the best siting for such.. is NO SUN IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY ... when they would sweat most ... and water is usually not available ... also ... some plants .... in some zones can handle it.. because cool nights give them time to recover ... the hotter your nights are.. the worse it will be ... aljo.. conifers are trees.. they NEVER stop growing.. at some magical height ... they have an annual growth rate.. and will grow at the rate for decades ... once established... ALL size estimates are at 10 years ... and you can presume.. at 20... they will be twice as big ... ken...See MoreMetasequoia glyptostroboides 'Silhouette' info, Impressions?
Comments (5)Thanks Will. "Awesome" and "great variegation" sounds good to me. I think I read somewhere on Talon's Flora Wonder Blog that he mentioned that it was a great tree and they were going to see how their M.g. 'Lightening' compared. 'Lightening' is still under observation and looks almost all white. As awesome as it looks I don't think I have a shady location for such a tree that would surely burn. I can't wait so if Will and Talon like the 'Silhouette' it must be good unless my midwest weather hinders it's performance for some reason. I may try it in full sun and make sure it gets plenty of water until it's established. My ogon never burns so I'm thinking this one will do the same once it has enough root mass. Then again I'm not sure how much white or cream variegation it has and if that would make any difference to sun exposure compared to entirely yellow foliage. I'll just have to quite rambling and try it out =^)...See MoreMetasequoia glyptostroboides
Comments (4)Nice specimens Dave. Please rename 'North Light' into 'Schirrmann's Nordlicht' which is the original name given to this conifer. It was found as a witches' broom on a 'White Spot' by my German friend Winfried Schirrmann....See More3 years of Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon'
Comments (10)Fotis, A little back ground on mine. I planted it in 2005. I am thinking about 5 ft.(1.52 m.) tall in a #10 container. It is planted in full sun. The first year it burned severely. All the foliage gone by late August. I figured it was a goner. I left it to see if it would come back the following Spring. It did as you can see with never any issues again. It is now a good 30 ft.(9.14m) tall. It makes a great contrast tree when planted in front of a green back ground. Dave...See Morebengz6westmd
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