Redwood sapling struggling
jackskeggs
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Hi there
I am not greenfingered - in fact this is the first plant I've really tried to look after. I was given a giant redwood sapling as a gift from my other half after a trip to West Coast of US, so I really want to keep it alive!
Anyway, the sapling is about 20cm tall and the top 5 or so branches are growing like crazy. (see below for image) They have lots of light green shoots and in the 4 weeks or so I've had it they've absolutely burst out.
The lower branches are really struggling though. For a while they had brown tips and I pruned these off after some advice but now they just seem to be stuck in a sort of no grow zone. As a result the plant is becoming very top heavy and I just cant think that this is ideal.
I've started to try and water it from the little dish under the pot so that the deeper roots get more water, but I don't know if that's right or wrong. There have been no more brown endings, but still no growth.
Any help would be really appreciated!! Thanks
Jack
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I suspect that it will not enjoy being grown indoors, I would grow it outdoors, in time it will be too big to grow indoors anyway.
http://www.redwoodworld.co.uk/growing.htm
It should look good in 500 years when it starts to mature!
Hi Alan,
Ok, I will try that. I brought it indoors because it was very hot, so will give it a go. (Also painfully aware that this is hardly a tree I'm going to see the benefit of!)
Thanks!
I had 2 redwoods in big pots in my front garden for about 5-6 yrs. Tough as old boots.
They done well, but of course got too big
Best I don't say what happened to them
Billericay - Essex
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Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Are you keeping it inside If you are it needs to be out.Trees need their seasons to survive.
What type of compost have you got it in. From memory i think they like acidic conditions