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01-04-2014, 06:33 PM
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*though, not those. Darn auto correct! :-)
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01-04-2014, 07:49 PM
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How deep do you think I should collect into the soil that underlies the duff to be most likely to get mycelium. I've got a few 100+ year old trees I could collect around.
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01-04-2014, 08:37 PM
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At least 8 inches. You should start to see signs of the mycelia after about 2-3 inches into the humus. Depending on the age of the colony, the mycelia will usually extend about 6-8 inches deep into the humus layer. The trick is to get all the way under it without compressing it in order to minimize disturbance and maximizing the success of transplantation. Once transplanted I would plant the Calypso right away, that way they can begin to reacclimate together. Keep it well watered for the first year, backing off slightly in the warmer months.
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01-05-2014, 12:09 AM
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Actually, redwoods are evergreen, as are fir, spruce, etc. You might be thinking of dawn redwood, which is similar to what is called Bald Cypress in the SE US. Those are deciduous. At any rate, redwoods do drop a lot of needles.
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01-05-2014, 01:02 AM
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Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron gigantium) are evergreen, coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) are deciduous.
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01-05-2014, 01:04 AM
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No, Sequoia sempervirens is evergreen. Sempervirens actually means evergreen. I've visited both types numerous times in parks. I'm not sure why you think coastal redwoods are deciduous. I've had several of them in my gardens over the last 10 years or so, and believe me, they are evergreen.
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01-05-2014, 02:03 AM
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The ones on campus at my university lose over 75% of their leaves every winter. Must be colder up here.
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01-05-2014, 02:08 AM
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I believe that's because you're beyond the northern limit for Redwoods. They're native only to the very southern coastal part of Oregon. Portland's winters are probably too much for them.
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01-05-2014, 02:37 AM
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Agreed. All of the ones that are planted up here are done as ornamentals. The furthest north that I have ever seen a wild one had been in the south western Siskiyous near Brookings.
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01-05-2014, 02:46 AM
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I'm actually surprised they survive at all up there. Maybe if they were in a warmer spot, nearer the coast they'd do alright. Do they look stunted? When they're happy, they grow like crazy here. Basically just add water and they grow.
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