Giant Sequoia’s

[solodan]

those would kill ya if it hit ya from top ! one I saw comming out being carried by a guy was a GIANT thing looked to be 18+" long and maybe 6" dia.

If you were in one of the sequoia groves, than a cone this large could only be a sugar pine.  lots of 18" cones, but rarely do I see ones longer than that. and yes, a green  one could probably kill you if it hit you. A friend of mine lost his skylight a few times to sugar pine cones.

Without a doubt, if a green digger pine cone fell and hit you, if it didn't kill you on contact , you would probably bleed to death. those things  weigh a few pounds, and have very sharp spikes.

To the original question, I think they may do well in your area. At the given elevation, I would imagine you get plenty of below freezing days in the winter, and several warm days in the summer. The only thing you probably lack is the extremely heavy snow. Lots of Sequoias were planted here 30 to 40 years ago, and those trees are now 60 to 80 feet. Still a small tree, but a beautiful one.

[Furby]

I have some sugar, redwood, and sequoia cones, with a some seeds as well. ;D
Never did try planting any though. :-\

[SwampDonkey]

Furb, depending on how long you had them and how they were stored they might be duds by now. ;)

[Frank_Pender]

I have had folks plant the Sequoia in semi wet soils with good success.  I have some butt logs in the yard that are 5'+ and only 28 years old.   We removed 10 in West Salem a couple years ago and the fella that planted them told me the eage.  the growth rings are up to an inch and a quarter apart, for some years.   I took some to the Oregon logging conference again this year to make lumber for 650 bird feeders, for outdoor school kids this May. :

[SPIKER]

hehehe  I saw West Salem, and though huh I never knew there were sequas there (I have a home in West Salem OHIO)  lol  dah

but groth rings 1" appart?!  that is much faster than I had imigined.  I was under impression they were slow growers

how about sending some pine cones / seed this way!? ;)

mark M

[Minnesota_boy]

They are slow growers, especially when they are crowded and are getting big.  Some of the redwoods I saw had lots of growth rings per inch, but the younger managed stands have very fast growth.   Spaced properly and no overstory to compete with makes a huge difference.

[SwampDonkey]

Light and space = pseudo-fertilizer  ;D

[firedog]

I just had 450 planted and I hope they grow nice and fast like what is talked about up above. Looking forward to seeing the progression between them my fir and the cedar that survive the deer and elk