Would a giant redwood, like in redwood national park, grow in eastern ohio if i planted one?
Becontree Please give reasoning for why or why not.
admin on 29 Apr 2010 | California Vacations | Comments (10)
10 Responses
der_grosse_e
29 Apr 2010
ggaryusa
29 Apr 2010
No, it gets too cold in the winter
Jessica S
29 Apr 2010
a giant red wooden what? i don’t get it
dreamgirl
29 Apr 2010
It should Ohio has great soil..but i don’t think YOU can count on seeing,it grow to 200ft..maybe your great-great grand kids can.
eric
29 Apr 2010
Actually you *can*, but it’ll have to be inside, and I doubt you can get full sun inside.
But that defeats the point I guess 🙁
benninb
29 Apr 2010
you would have to check on it after getting out of the federal pen for stealing
Tex
29 Apr 2010
Their official common name is giant sequoia.
Check out this link for all the info you need, basically these trees start from seeds like most trees, but they are very picky about their environment. They typically live in moist coastal climates that are a lot warmer in the winter than Ohio. You could probably start one from seed, if you can get the seed, and keep it in a large pot that you bring indoors every winter and it would might grow for a few years, after it gets to big for the pot, your winters would probably kill or severly stunt it. There are tourist shops in northern california that sell seeds and even young trees. While it may be illegal to disturb ones in the wild, there is no reason you can not get the seeds and try to grow one.
mollyflan
29 Apr 2010
No, redwoods are very climate sensitive. Sorry.
Go to the following website:
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/departments/espm/extension/SEQUOIA.HTM
greengardengirl
29 Apr 2010
The bottom line,if they could grow anywhere else successfully,it would be growing there already.
I don’t think you can plant a giant redwood.