The project is going strong. Many beautiful survivors and a few dead giant baby sequoias.
#104, one of the strongest. 9 months old.
At this time there are 24 still standing, with 3 unlikely to survive. It is time to replenish the backup patch with some new germinations. Here is a full line-up of the survivors plus a few sequoias on the way to their death.
The oldest survivor is #4 has gone through thick and thin, being sick and then magically recovering. This time it's in the grips of brown fungus that proved to be lethal to its siblings.
#4 September 29, 2013. 11 months old.
#15 is doing very well and seems to be the oldest sample standing by the Fall end.
#15 September 29, 2013
#24 is fine.
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| #24 |
#31 is somewhat above average.
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| #31 |
#33 is definitely above average with a strong core leading trunk-branch,
#33
#34 is one of the best with a very strong lead.
#34
#36 is on the way out. I tried pruning lower branches that were turning brown a few weeks ago but it does not seem to be helping.
#36
#38 is very bushy with no particular lead.
#38
#39 is doing okay but with no strong leads.
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| #39 |
#41 has a strong central lead but lower branches started to pick up a lot of brown.
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| #41 |
#42 remains undecided what it wants to do, bushy, a few potential central leads but dormant so far.
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| #42 |
#59 is almost dead. I applied another gigantic dose of chlothanitol but there is very little hope at this time.
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| #59 |
#63 is an experimental sample. About 6 weeks ago I removed three or four large branches at the bottom leaving 3-4 central ones. So far it looks like it's growing healthily but not exceptionally.
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| #63 |
A backup patch contains healthy smaller samples.
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| #65, #71, #111, #112, #118 |
#72 is arguably the best sample, maintaing its lead for several months now.
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| #72 |
#104 was growing fast, approaching best samples.
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| #104 |
#106 moved into the 6" container last week from the backup patch. It remains small, compact and looking very healthy.
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| #106 |
#108 is also a new occupant of the 6" containers.
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| #108 |
#110 is very much dead. I will be replacing it in the next couple of weeks.
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| #110 |
The youngest sample #202 is doing exceptionally well.
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| #202 |
