Would a redwood tree grow/survive in NJ?
I was wondering before I considering buying one on ebay if a redwood tree (the ones from california) would grow and survive in the climate of New Jersey, particularly the Jersey shore… Considering that NJ seems to have a similar climate to California, and that cedars and other evergreens are native here I think it would work but I’d like to know before I buy one.
7 Responses
Carl
27 Aug 2010
jnalt
27 Aug 2010
A redwood will not survive in New Jersey, the winters are too cold. A couple somewhat similar trees that may survive in New Jersey are Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia Miki), and bald-cypress (Taxodium distichum).
tom5251972
27 Aug 2010
yes they will. i went a college campus in boston with a friend. they had several decent sized redwoods there, not more than 25" in diameter. they looked healthy. boston is colder and wetter than nj so i dont see any reason why not.
Ashish
14 May 2015
so incredibly befiautul. I passed on a trip to sequoia national forest a month ago because I was pretty sure I would get sick on the drive up. so wondering if the drive to the redwoods was any bad?
Eneida
22 Mar 2016
Hi! I leave in north New Jersey I will be searching for a white flower tree for month, My neighbors around have a cherry blooms and magnolia trees
I looking for same can blooming in August or September. I appreciete sameone can help me. Thank you.
Bill buechler
05 Apr 2017
Hi, I have a old very large tree at my house ,its near my garage and I wanted to get it topped . 2 diferent tree companies just looked at it and said it was a redwood.
Thanks Bill Salem NJ.
Debra
13 Apr 2019
There are two enormous trees in my neighborhood in Milltown (NJ) that I’ve been told are redwoods. One is growing in a small park and the other is in a neighbors yard
My sisters husband was growing a redwood near NJ in Maryland and he had them in pots when they were little. Kept them in the house during the winter.. Then he planted them outside when they got to the size of a Christmas tree. He put a bunch of leaves all over them in the winter with chicken wire around them. They lived for two or three years outside and then died. I think the plan was that once it got big it would be able to take the cold without mulch on it. Can’t hurt to try. You might have the only tree like that around!