Finally Noticed At the gardens at the koi pond appreciating shade I look up to see a stand of dawn redwood surrounding me. How many times have we walked the curving path to marvel at stacked boulders giving water its falling form, watched calico swirls gather tasty pellets without noticing the trees?
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Dawn Redwood at fmg
Anybody who has read my blog for any length of time has heard me go on and on about the gardens and feeding the koi at the waterfall pond. Last Tuesday I realized the whole area around the pond has a stand of dawn redwood trees. How could I have failed to see them before?…
Dawn Redwood
My adventure with Dawn Redwoods began in 2023. There is no sense in reinventing the wheel, so if you want to see how it all began, go here. There was another update in September 2023 here. The final update, before today’s, in March 2024, was here. The pictures above show you what they look like…
Doodads — Saturday Stroll in and out 051824
First pic is of the dawn redwood, now a year old. I learned that they have leaves that look like evergreens but they drop them in the fall, like larch. The tallest one, you can see the bright green on the stem/trunk which is the new growth this year. I also planted some seeds from…
dawn redwood update
Remember those adorable dawn redwood from last year? At the end of last summer, when it was so scorching out, their leaves turned brown and I thought they were dead. It was heart-rending to see, and the guilt! If only I’d taken better care of them! Last week, Cari Draft, my fitness guru, messaged me…
Tomatoes, peppers, dawn redwood, oh my
It’s been a little bit since posting pics of the produce. These were taken yesterday. That bowl is about a foot across, and without weighing it, I am guessing full it weighs between 5-10#. This is the 3rd big bowl of tomatoes harvested from the plants so far and it looks like there will be…
Dawn Redwood: The Adventure Begins — 2/1/23 update: first sprout!
Last year I started following a facebook group, “Big Trees Michigan.” It was there that I learned about the sequoia trees living in Manistee. About a month ago, someone posted a picture of a Dawn Redwood tree living in Michigan and again was flabbergasted. As if that wasn’t enough, the mother of a friend, who…
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