The evergreens continued advances of the past few weeks with no signs of slowing down. Long Term Survivals Plus (LTS+) added two more inches in the past two weeks.
Best example is #34, which was an average, somewhat dormant sample for the first year and half. It did qualify for LTS+ at the end of 2013, but was clearly no match for the likes of #72. #34 is currently the clear leader standing at just above 20" tall:
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| #34 July 27, 2014 |
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| #34 August 10, 2014 |
All 20 6" samples are doing great at the moment, with 11 more 3" samples on the way.
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| White patch August 10, 2014 |
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| Brown patch August 10, 2014 |
A couple more "unaccounted" sequoias are growing quietly under the shade of bigger siblings. I threw a few seeds in May 2014 into the 6" containers that looked gray and in my opinion at the time on their way out. Both older siblings and the seeds took hold and are now starting to look survivable. It will be interesting to see what will happen with these in the next few years.
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| #65 with a small seedling at the base. August 10, 2014. Will call it #65.1 |
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| #112 with #112.1. August 10, 2014 |
