Hi,
I have a giant sequoia, approx. 17 in tall (43 cm). That is from the
ground up, not including the roots. Currently it is in a pot. My
question is, how big should the pot be?

Thank you for any help,
Fanta

Your looking at a tree that gets aweful BIG, I'm talking up to 100ft, pot? Rose
bowl sized.


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"Fanta" wrote in message ...
Hi,
I have a giant sequoia, approx. 17 in tall (43 cm). That is from the
ground up, not including the roots. Currently it is in a pot. My
question is, how big should the pot be?

Thank you for any help,
Fanta



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Have you looked at how high a giant sequioa gets? You're looking at a plant
that gets 300 feet tall, and will outlive your great grandchildren.

Sequioas have a shallow, but wide root systems. If I recall correctly, the
roots expand outwards a good hundred feet if not more. You could put it in a
1-2 feet wide pot for now, since they are very slow growing trees, it will
be many years before it reaches 5-6 ft tall.

For more information, read:
http://www.forestworld.com/public/si...anteum_c2.html

Sameer

"Fanta" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I have a giant sequoia, approx. 17 in tall (43 cm). That is from the
ground up, not including the roots. Currently it is in a pot. My
question is, how big should the pot be?

Thank you for any help,
Fanta

I have one which is now about 20 inches tall. It was about 12 inches tall
when I bought it 2 years ago. So in my climate at least, it grows slowly.
Mine is in the ground - but it was in an 8 inch pot when I bought it.
"Fanta" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I have a giant sequoia, approx. 17 in tall (43 cm). That is from the
ground up, not including the roots. Currently it is in a pot. My
question is, how big should the pot be?

Thank you for any help,
Fanta

Man, I am not looking for a place suitable for the next 1500 years ot
so. Just a pot for the next year or two

Fanta

Fanta wrote in :

Man, I am not looking for a place suitable for the next 1500 years ot
so. Just a pot for the next year or two

Fanta


From the site posted earlier:
In the best plantations, giant sequoia averaged 0.5 to 0.7 m (1.6 to 2.3
ft) per year in height growth, and 1.3 to 2.0 cm (0.5 to 0.8 in) in
diameter growth per year (9).

and

Rooting Habit- During the first few years, the root system of giant sequoia
seedlings consists of a taproot with few laterals-a habit that facilitates
survival during dry summers (36). The ratio of root length to shoot height
during this period is about 2 to 2.5, with drier sites having higher ratios
(17). After 6 to 8 years, lateral root growth predominates, and elongation
of the taproot practically stops (36).

You give the height to be about 43 cm, so if you go by the above, the tree
is about a year old and the proper depth for the current pot should be
around say 100 cm or 40". Calculations for 2 additional years of growth
are left as an exercise for the reader.

In other words, start shopping for pots, learn bonsai, or tranplant the
sapling to a non-potbound location.

-- Salty

Salty Thumb wrote in
:

You give the height to be about 43 cm, so if you go by the above, the
tree is about a year old and the proper depth for the current pot
should be around say 100 cm or 40". Calculations for 2 additional
years of growth are left as an exercise for the reader.

scratch that ... the ratio is 2 to 2.5, not 2-2.5 to 1. So the current
depth should be around 34 cm or a little over a foot.

In other words, start shopping for pots, learn bonsai, or tranplant
the sapling to a non-potbound location.

-- Salty

Try a half a wine barrel size to start with. That might last for 3-4 years.
That would be about 3 1/2 foot across and 2 1/2 foot deep.
"Snooze" wrote in message
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Have you looked at how high a giant sequioa gets? You're looking at a
plant
that gets 300 feet tall, and will outlive your great grandchildren.

Sequioas have a shallow, but wide root systems. If I recall correctly, the
roots expand outwards a good hundred feet if not more. You could put it in
a
1-2 feet wide pot for now, since they are very slow growing trees, it will
be many years before it reaches 5-6 ft tall.

For more information, read:

http://www.forestworld.com/public/si...anteum_c2.html

Sameer

"Fanta" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I have a giant sequoia, approx. 17 in tall (43 cm). That is from the
ground up, not including the roots. Currently it is in a pot. My
question is, how big should the pot be?

Thank you for any help,
Fanta