Sequoiadendron giganteum 盆栽

We grew this beautiful plant from a tiny seedling shoot for six months before attempting to prune and transfer it to its real home - a small blue pot.

Everything has gone as well as we could hope so far. The Giant Sequoia needs plenty of sunlight and always-moist soil. We will let it get accustomed to its new environment before we try to wire its trunk to give it a more-interesting shape.

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After note:

Not long after we pruned and repotted our sequoia, we learned that the best way to thicken the trunk of a bonsai is to let it grow freely in the earth for as long as it takes and then prune, cutting off the top to the desired height. For a tree of these proportions, this might mean letting it grow to 10-20 feet tall before cutting back, depending on how big one wants the bonsai. We'll let ours be for now.

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[Eilizsia]

Im sure you have spoiled the reason why these Sequoia trees grow.. lets hope it gets to grow the way its supposed to..

[bonsaibudsforlife]

@Eilizsia As a matter of fact, we planted it in the earth. It's doing really well.

[chadtx254]

Looks like a great start. I may try and get my hands on a Giant Sequoia seedling and try my hand at it. I have never saw one in bonsai before. Your soil looks a bit heavy. If they require a more moist soil maybe it is OK but generally bonsai soil needs to be quick draining.

[bonsaibudsforlife]

Thanks for writing! Yes, the Giant Sequoia is a lovely type of tree and comes from my home region of California. There is something especially interesting about growing a potentially gigantic tree as a miniature. They grow up to 300 feet tall if left unpruned! We'll see how the soil quality goes... Like you say, hopefully it will be OK since it needs to be kept moist all the time.

[monstrossa]

Is it possible to sprout and grow in Rio de Janeiro? I´m trying again...

[MunichMorris]

It could grow 70cm a year!

[sjukast1]

how fast do they grow

[Iberokolxi]

How is it doing today? is it bigger?

[louiesiy]

just remember to take the wire of once you notice that thickness in the base pf the trunk appears significantly

[louiesiy]

if you want to marcot it, grow until one of its braches is about thick enough you may do this method to those branches you don't need, but hopes to propagate as many sequioas as possible, see my video on marcotting...

[louiesiy]

i'm a bonsai enthusiast for 8 yrs now, my suggestion for yur sequioa if you want to thicken the roots you have to place wire at the trunk's base, its like choking but it really is fine for the tree, its a well known japanese method, or if you're afraid of such, grow it as a tree for a year or 2 then cut the top or prevent it from getting any bigger

[mdvaden]

It's amazing how much relaxation one tree can provide.

If you google this:

mdvaden + redwoods

You will see that most of my recreation time is among coast redwoods. But in landscape plantings, the giant sequoia are my favorite ornamental plant material.