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(More customer reviews)These seeds were purchased early in August 2008.When they arrived all 50 seeds were immediately sowed.This is important because the seeds remain viable for only a few months and I had no information as to when the seeds were extracted.
Redwood seeds have a viability rate of less than 15%.That would mean of the 50 seeds only about 8 would germinate.So sowing only 5 seeds would be gambling against the odds.However, within three weeks 15 of the 50 seeds had germinated which is twice the expected rate!
These seeds were sowed in a very shallow container using potting soil (as opposed to seeding soil) with slight acidity.(I used Scotts, African Violet Potting Mix.)The slight acidity will not inhibit germination.The soil was also kept very damp because redwoods require LOTS of water.They were kept indoors with a steady temperature range between 60-70F and out of any direct sunlight.
Anyone expecting redwoods to be low-maintenance should probably look for another species of tree.They require frequent watering, high-humidity, and warm temperatures to thrive.Seedlings don't require much sunlight, however.Also, as the tree grows the root system spreads out to cover a large surface area to support its own height so wide spaces are necessary.(In other words, I wouldn't plant a redwood near the foundation of a house if I wanted that house still standing there hundreds of years later.) This wouldn't be a problem if it will be trained as bonsai.
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Product Description:
Redwood trees can grow very rapidly. Young trees develop a narrow conical silhouette--the highest branches reaching upward, the lower ones drooping. This shape changes with age.
Young redwoods use sunlight so efficiently (3-4 times more than pines) that they can grow even in deep shade. But with full sunlight and moist soil, a redwood sapling can grow more than 6 feet in a single growing season. The redwood's thick bark, with deep furrows running the length of the trees, is a rich reddish brown. It is this bark that gives the redwoods their excellent fire-resistant quality.
The dark green leaves are needle-like and grow flat off the branches. Small cones, usually about an inch long, hang from the branch tips. Redwood cones release tiny brown seeds when mature. (They're so small that it takes about 125,000 to make a pound!) A single tree may produce six million seeds in a year. The genetic information of an individual redwood may be thousands of years old, dating back to the first parent.
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