After a trip to Yosemite in Summer of 2012, I caught a "sequoia bug". I am attempting to grow my own sequoia from seeds. These sequoias (Sequoiadendron Giganteum) will be grown in Iowa, which is Zone 5, a harsh environment for sequoia.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Crisis in Paradise
The two leaders are on unrecoverable path.
Both #15 and #4 are now clearly beyond the point of return to survival. The fungus that is taking over them is moving very fast.
#15 December 7 2012.
#4 is doing slightly better than #15, but the recovery is unlikely:
http://hosted2.ap.org/ORBEN/b9c78830725e4646849871a247322f76/Article_2012-12-03-Giant%20Redwood%20Clones/id-f8d9b60c86004bad928c74861a3c8aa5
ReplyDeleteIn case you haven't heard.
You know, there's a reason that a single tree puts out tens of thousands of seeds every year. Reproduction is HARD. :(
Susan O.