Growing baby Redwood trees, not doing well?

Question

I have a sapling Giant Seqouia and a sapling Coast Redwood I have had for a few months now. They are turning brown on the tips and on certain arms.. : ( I have them in 3 gallon buckets which can drain, with good potting soil.

At first I had them inside my apartment and seemed like they were doing fine, but then my friend told me it would be best to simulate their natural environment, so I moved them outside to partial shade under another tree.

I live in Northern California where Redwoods grow naturally. Haven't watered them much as it rains once every week or two.

What should I do to help them out???

Answer 1

First of all remember that they grow in a rain forest. The beautiful redwoods of Northern California live where there is lots of rain and they get water from the fog. You need to water the trees once a day. They require a lot of water. I have one outside my classroom. It gets brown on the tips when I don't water it enough. Keep it outside as it is not an inside tree. It also likes to be cool. It doesn't do well in the heat. If you haven't been to Roaring Camp outside of Santa Cruz it is a real treat. Also visit Great Basin National Park. The redwoods are spectacular! Did you know that a 200 ft. Redwood drinks 250 gallons of water a day? They get most of it from the fog and rain which they soak up from their branches. You also need to plant them in the ground; they are not meant to be in pots.

Answer 2

That person was right. I'm sure you saw trees that were big and tall, but they weren't redwoods. The trees in the area around Auburn are more along the lines of pine trees and fir trees, maybe with a little cedar or oak in the mix. The tall redwood trees are the Coast Redwood and are found much closer to the California coast. The massive sequoia trees, also redwoods, are a lot farther south of Auburn, around Sequoia National Park. Sandoro is right, there may have been some redwood trees there that people have planted. So you might have seen a redwood tree or two in someone's yard. But if you are talking about the natural forest in the area, there are no redwood trees.

Answer 3

After having read about them I doubt if it will ever reach it's full potential..........
Read the warning excerpt in link below.
You might want to make it a bonsai...

Growing Your Own Redwood
http://www.sunnyfortuna.com/explore/redwoodreproduction.htm
WARNING! Even though a redwood is an awesome tree, Sequoia sempervirens is NOT a good choice for a suburban lot if you wish to remain a good neighbor. Even in average soil it will quickly overwhelm the surrounding area. After growing an extensive root system, a juvenile tree will generally add five or six feet to its height each year. It is easily capable of reaching a height of 120 to 150 feet during a person's lifetime.

The year-round heavy shade will not allow grass to grow and landscaping will be limited to shade-loving plants such as ferns. Redwoods control the growth of other plants around them by 'bombing' them -- dropping chunks of wood and branches on competing plants. The area around a mature redwood resembles a war zone. It is not possible to leave the paths in the redwood parks without having to clamber over the mess on the ground. The redwood is also a messy tree, dropping a third of its branchlets each year as it renews them, clogging gutters and drains.

Its roots are very efficient at removing nutrients from your and your neighbor's soil. They are shallow and extend many feet from

Answer 4

Seems like any tree that grows to that size might need a lot of root space. Could be that they just don't make great pot trees. If they are something like 3 feet tall, I would say to get them in the ground.

Answer 5

I'm growing Colorado blue spruce. They weren't doing good so i stopped putting them outside and just kept them in the window. I also stopped watering them so much. About twice a week. My husband told me that if they are watered too much the roots will rot since they are in pots. Now they are growing very well. That is what worked for me.

Answer 6

Redwoods need lots of water as they are getting established. I would water them more.

Answer 7

they may just be adjusting. try some plant food or maybe bigger containers since they will grow more rapidly now. but make sure they have enough water since they are in pots. they dry out much quicker than if they were in the ground

Answer 8

what you need to do is urinate on them and smear faeces on the leaves