Coast redwood in a Pot, Little Neck Village, United States

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JamesSchaefer, at 2012-04-13 12:32:23, said:

Lowest temperature in Virginia Beach, Virginia is about -17 to -20 degrees Celcius. Redwood and Sequoia are doing well so far. Had a mild winter here this year.

Conifers, at 2012-02-20 18:41:07, said:

Looked at the location; I'd guess Sequoia sempervirens should survive there but might get some dieback in bad winters, whereas Sequoiadendron giganteum won't last long, due to fungal diseases encouraged by the combination of heat and high humidity in summer.

What is your absolute minimum temperature? Sequoia sempervirens typically gets some burn damage below about -15°C, killed to the ground below about -20°C, and killed outright (no stump sprouts) below about -25°C.

123RedRob, at 2012-02-20 17:14:05, said:

Hello James, not familiar enough with Little Neck village and Virginia Beach to know precisely where you are so will Google it when I finish on here. It must be quite a harsh climate, cold winters in your area judging by your comments here.

http://www.redwoodworld.co.uk/talltales.htm

There are some similar stories to yours on this page including people like Alexander who are trying Sequoiadendron in Russia. I notice a photo of a Wollemi Pine on this page as well, garden centres over here in the UK went mad with these over a here a couple of years ago (certainly in my neck of the woods), they pushed them hard and had displays of them. I noticed them in gardens as I was driving about, people had bought them and planted them out. I kept an eye on them and they were walloped by the winter of 2010/2011. For example, someone had planted a beaut about 8 feet tall in their garden in Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire. It survived 2009/2010 but when I went past it in about February of last year (2011), it had been pulverised and was just a dead stem. Topcliffe in the Vale of York just to the north of Ouseburn had -19c in December 2010, the poor old Wollemi seemingly could not take those sort of temperatures and prolonged over several weeks.

JamesSchaefer, at 2012-02-20 06:25:50, said:

This is the only coastal redwood tree growing in Virginia Beach that I am aware of. It is surviving outside so far after 2 years.