Sequoiadendron Giganteum Bonsai Care

Ideal for formal and informal upright slanting and group styles.
Sequoiadendron giganteum bonsai care. As normal but spray foliage once or twice a day in the morning and evening to emulate the conditions found in the giant sequoia forest in california that are 1 7 to 2 thousand meters above sea level and so get a lot of cloud moisture in nature morning and evening. Now that it is starting to get closer to summer i m concerned about the little guy being outside. 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. With the giant sequoia constantly moist soil is preferred.
Giant sequoia bonsai care. Sequoiadendron giganteum giant sequoia. The sequoia prefers consistent moisture. Everything i ve read says that sequoia don t handle heat and humidity well.
It will always have to be a container plant so it ll probably be trained as a bonsai at some point. The lower bottom of the root ball was harder than cement. Most species prefer a wet then dry then wet then dry regimen. Whether you have the good fortune to share your yard with a coast redwood sequoia sempervirens or a smaller member of the genus the three most important care requirements are the same.
They can be valuable because of their awesome beauty when they are well taken care of and useful as screening plants for privacy and windbreaks. No photo yet wellingtonia sequoiadendron giganteum in the wild this is the worlds largest living tree. The sequoiadendron giganteum aka giant sequoia sierra redwood or california big tree can be a valuable and useful addition to the landscape garden. 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.
It is an evergreen conifer with a distinctive conical outline and drooping branches. The sequoiadendron giganteum is only unique in its care requirements to other more common bonsai tree species in the water requirements. I took it home and repotted into a wooden box as it was root bound in the pot it came in after reducing the roots to fit the box 5 deep i went onto the net to see if there are any guidelines to root pruning a giganteum. I found this sequoia giganteum sequoiadendron giganteum at a local nursery here in washington state.
Hi just joined bonsai empire i live in liverpool england and bought a 6 foot giganteum 06 03 2019.