I appreciate this. These are legit questions re restoring seq groves in seki. I had a cabin in Alpine Village, my folks had it built in the 60's. My stepdad planted three sequoia's mid 80's, they were 120'+ and producing cones... on a south facing slope... Did I water them? Yeah... but not in the dog days of Sept/Oct... I was a teacher, I had to work. So, if there's water - even an ephemeral creek - sequoia's can survive/thrive. When we built the cabin the place had been heavily logged and it was hot and bare, there were scorpions and snakes, but big trees eventually grew... A lot of them died from drought and bark beetles... even though I watered them... and then the fire storm came... and wiped it all out...
I appreciate this. These are legit questions re restoring seq groves in seki. I had a cabin in Alpine Village, my folks had it built in the 60's. My stepdad planted three sequoia's mid 80's, they were 120'+ and producing cones... on a south facing slope... Did I water them? Yeah... but not in the dog days of Sept/Oct... I was a teacher, I had to work. So, if there's water - even an ephemeral creek - sequoia's can survive/thrive. When we built the cabin the place had been heavily logged and it was hot and bare, there were scorpions and snakes, but big trees eventually grew... A lot of them died from drought and bark beetles... even though I watered them... and then the fire storm came... and wiped it all out...