Le tre pianticelle dalla California. Con le istruzioni per farle crescere. Adesso sono innaffiate e tenute temporaneamente dentro un bicchiere in attesa di venir rimesse nel loro imballaggio ed affrontare la seconda parte del viaggio verso Basaluzzo.
Alla sinistra, quella che sta ingiallendo, è un Dawn Redwood:
The dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is native to China. Thought to have been extinct for millions of years this plant was found growing in a few isolated sites in China in the 1940s. The dawn redwood is a very hardy species growing in zones A3, 3-10, and 14-24. This redwood is very fast growing at 4 to 6 feet per year. The dawn redwood has not been in cultivation long enough to determine the maximum garden size. It is safe to say that this species can become a huge tree. The dawn is not well suited to seacoast or low desert areas. This species is a deciduous conifer and will lose its foliage for winter.
Quella di cui si intravede un piccolo adesivo verde è la Giant Sequoia:
The Sequoiadendron giganteum, aka giant sequoia, sierra redwood, or California big tree, can be a valuable and useful addition to the landscape garden. They can be valuable because of their awesome beauty when they are well taken care of, and useful as screening plants for privacy and windbreaks. The big tree offers a unique opportunity to the home gardener who enjoys watching things grow big. The big tree is the fastest growing conifer in existence given the right conditions. The Sequoia sempervirens, or coast redwood, can compete in height, in a race to the sky, but not in girth. In a lifetime, these trees, with proper care, can grow to enormous size. In the third year of growth we get as much as six feet of growth in the large containers. If conditions are right, these trees grow faster every year. The giant sequoia can be grown in all climate zones.
Infine quella dietro le prime due nel bicchiere è il Coast Redwood:
The coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is native to the central California coast north to the southern Oregon coast range. The redwood is hardy to zones 4-9 and 14-24. This tree makes a fine landscaping tree and is almost entirely pest free. A very fast growing conifer the redwood is known to grow 3 to 5 feet per year in its early years even in the wild. They can do better with good care. The coast redwood is the tallest tree in the world growing to 350 feet in height. The trunks can measure to 16 feet in diameter. Good rich soil and consistent moisture will produce huge trees in a relatively short amount of time. We do not recommend the coast redwood where winter extreme low temperatures exceed 0 degrees F.
Da quanto leggo sopra sembrerebbe che Basaluzzo si presti, come clima, alla crescita delle tre bambine. Sulla terra è un scommessa, sulla fornitura di acqua non si devono fare errori.
