Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) seeds

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Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) seeds

The Giant Redwood growing in California can reach a height of up to 100 metres and an age of several thousand years.
Contents: Approx. 20 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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SKU: SEQ01

GTIN: 4251420517463

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The Giant Redwood is also called Giant Sequoia or Wellingtonia and is native to California.

Under good conditions, it can reach up to 95 metres in height, which it, however, doesn't reach in Germany. The highest redwood in Germany has a height of approx. 50 metres.

Among the oldest redwoods in the world counts the tree called "President" in the Sierra Nevada in California with an age of approx. 3200 years.

Redwoods are very well adjusted to forest fires (Pyrophyte), which they often experience several times in their long lives, and often survive these unscathed in adult age due to their thick bark. They are hardy down to -20°C.

Plant description

Species:	Cupressaceae
Region of origin:	USA
Special features:	Needs cold to germinate On Red List of endangered species Open-pollinated
Flowering months:	March April
Lifecycle:	Perennial

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm 1 cm
Planting distance:	3 m
Row spacing:	3 m
When to sow outdoors:
Germination temperature:	3-5°C

Cold germination: sow outdoors at the beginning of spring or in autumn. Alternatively you can use artificial stratification, as follows. Mix the seeds with moist sand in a plastic bag. Keep the bag warm and moist (approx. +20°C) for the first 2-4 weeks and then place it in the refrigerator and keep it at a temperature of +5°C for 5-6 weeks. Then remove the plastic bag from the refrigerator and remove the seed and sand mix from the bag. Keep the sand mix at room temperature and check the seeds regularly to see when they germinate. Prick the seedlings into pots and plant them out after the last frosts in mid-May.

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