Fall 2013 Update

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.

#24

#31 is somewhat above average.

#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.

#39

#41 has a strong central lead but lower branches started to pick up a lot of brown.

#41

#42 remains undecided what it wants to do, bushy, a few potential central leads but dormant so far.

#42

#59 is almost dead. I applied another gigantic dose of chlothanitol but there is very little hope at this time.

#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.

#63

A backup patch contains healthy smaller samples.

#65, #71, #111, #112, #118

#72 is arguably the best sample, maintaing its lead for several months now.

#72

#104 was growing fast, approaching best samples.

#104

#106 moved into the 6" container last week from the backup patch. It remains small, compact and looking very healthy.

#106

#108 is also a new occupant of the 6" containers.

#108

#110 is very much dead. I will be replacing it in the next couple of weeks.

#110

The youngest sample #202 is doing exceptionally well.

#202