Local Lorax

[Mousetoescamper]

One of my neighbors kindly potted and offered these seedlings for free. I took one of the dawn redwoods.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood, is a fast-growing, endangered deciduous conifer. It is the sole living species of the genus Metasequoia, one of three genera in the subfamily Sequoioideae of the family Cupressaceae. It now survives in the wild only in wet lower slopes and montane river and stream valleys in the border region of Hubei and Hunan provinces and Chongqing municipality in south-central China, notably in Lichuan county in Hubei. Although the shortest of the redwoods, it can grow to 167 ft (51 m) in height. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasequoia_glyptostroboides

There's a mature dawn redwood around the corner from my house.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. What an amazing find, my dear Mousetoescamper!

I hope yours thrives and grows happily where you plant it.

Can you post what the note says? I can't quite make it out. Thanks!

And best of luck!

[Mousetoescamper]

2. Thanks! I added a closeup of the sign.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Thank you! How clever.

[Mousetoescamper]

6. You are most welcome!

[Deuxcents]

3. It will thrive, Miss Peggy. Mousetoescamper has a green thumb..along with other talents 🤗

[Mousetoescamper]

4. Thanks, Deuxcents! Like Hobbits, I do love things that grow!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. I'm sure it will, my dear Deuxcents!

You're right--Mousetoescamper does have many talents.

[Deuxcents]

8. I especially like that he shares his photos with us..anyone who can grow a jade and get it to bloom has my bet!

[The Roux Comes First]

9. What a Fabulous Idea! Mega-kudos to the Tree-Whisperer

And thanks to you for sharing!

I have not gotten beyond gifting my seedlings of tomatoes and peppers and such. Trees are a much bigger deal.

[Mousetoescamper]

10. You are most welcome!

[NNadir]

11. The American Chestnut was nearly rendered extinct when the Chinese Chestnut was introduced to America.

It was one of the greatest ecological tragedies of all time.

History of the American Chestnut Tree

I'd be very careful for what I wish. It is unwise to deliberately introduce foreign species into ecozones in which they do not previously exist.

The problem with doing so is rapidly becoming overwhelming.

[Mousetoescamper]

13. They've been widely planted in North America and around the world for more than 70 years without problems

According to the fossil record, they were also a common tree here 50 to 100 million years ago.

Mine will be a house tree, as I'm planning to train it as a bonsai.

[marybourg]

12. I planted one about 35 years ago in NM. Photos from Google Earth

show it’s quite enormous now.

[Mousetoescamper]

14. That's wonderful that you're able to remotely view the tree you planted so many years ago.

Mine will be trained as a bonsai.

[marybourg]

15. It is wonderful, isn't it?

That’s an interesting idea, training it as a bonsai. Good luck!

[Mousetoescamper]

16. Thanks!

[Bayard]

17. What a nice neighbor!

[Mousetoescamper]

18. Yes! One of many here.