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Re: Metasequoia Glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
Posted: April 24th, 2020, 7:55 am
by alpineart
Hi Pat , its all good . I have been called worse . The horse manure was full of purslane seed and to prevent it from sprouting it was buried 12 inches under ground . the seed can stay dormant under ground for up to 40 years
The vegies last year grew very well also . The Shimpaku are in the same grow bed but i dare say the roots have quite hit the sweet stuff yet .
Cheers Ian - Alpineart
Re: Metasequoia Glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
Posted: July 8th, 2020, 9:04 am
by alpineart
I ripped this out of the ground yesterday
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and slipped it into a large tray/pot
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. It will travel to its new destination and eventually be put it back into the ground as a landscape tree but until then I will enjoy its beauty .With the benches getting emptied there's plenty of room .
Cheers.
Re: Metasequoia Glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
Posted: July 8th, 2020, 9:31 am
by greg27
alpineart wrote: ↑July 8th, 2020, 9:04 am
It will travel to its new destination and eventually be put it back into the ground as a landscape tree but until then I will enjoy its beauty .
Now that's a shame, that's a beautiful little tree you have there Ian!
Re: Metasequoia Glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
Posted: July 8th, 2020, 10:12 am
by alpineart
Hi Greg , mate all good things eventually come to an end .
Cheers
Re: Metasequoia Glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
Posted: July 8th, 2020, 12:55 pm
by juan73870
What a beauty! No autumn/winter colour on it this year?
Re: Metasequoia Glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
Posted: July 8th, 2020, 1:47 pm
by alpineart
Hi Juan, no real colour , but plenty of new growth still happening . The frost hit it a couple of weeks ago so I decided to save it from further damage .
Cheers Ian
Re: Metasequoia Glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
Posted: July 8th, 2020, 9:35 pm
by MJL
Ripping tree that one. I particularly like the bottom 1/3 of the trunk with the subtle curve and kink before the first branch. Wherever you've sending this tree - the new owner will have a future beauty I reckon.

Re: Metasequoia Glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
Posted: July 9th, 2020, 6:46 am
by alpineart
Hi MJL , its a good start for a Bonsai but at 1m high its a bit too heavy for most , I think it will make for a nice landscape tree .
Cheers . Ian